Since 1871, the Durham Miners' Gala has seen the streets of a city in north-east England transformed with displays of mining ...

Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Pieces of history on the move to Scranton's McDade Park. These artifacts all came from what's left of the Moffat Coal Breaker, an important part of Lackawanna County's coal ...

When Xiaojun “Tom” Wang returns to his hometown in Shanxi Province, he finds cracked roads, collapsing hillsides, and a ...

Southeast Ohio is a region known for a long history of poverty. The region continues to suffer from this issue, with many ...

The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead. But ...

Henry Ford, the auto maker, and his staff, were business visitors in Fayette County on October 13, 1921. He came to inspect ...

A road leads to the area where two workers are trapped inside a collapsed coal preparation plant in Martin County, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] The collapse ...