West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park is home to a unique mining town, which, while long shuttered, is still open for ...

From old tools to coal mine relics, this hunt turned into a fascinating dive into local history Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past ...

Deep in Pennsylvania sits a ghost town swallowed by fire, silence, and rumor. Centralia was once a normal mining community ...

A look at the under-the-radar Big South Fork recreation region, an Appalachian region drawing more outdoor visitors and some ...

Mpumalanga locals say they have benefited little from large-scale, formal mining and fear the transition to green energy ...

The U.S. has become a "side character" in the global story of renewable energy, experts say. China dominates the sector, with positive implications for the climate and their economy.

The Murray Hotel, a classic Western hotel that opened in 1904, has hosted celebrities from Buffalo Bill to Anthony Bourdain. Its vintage neon sign is a photographer’s dream, especially as dusk settles ...

The bipartisan measure comes after 19th century iron mines caused sinkholes that closed I-80 for months and required $30 ...

Wild West boomtowns that turned into hollow relics hold a macabre grip on travelers' imaginations, and Utah's abandoned sites ...

The News Herald has been documenting Bay County's lost communities, or "ghost towns." Here's an interactive map of over 20 of ...

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The Cooper family knows how to work heavy machinery. The kids could run a hay baler by their early teens, and two of the three ran monster-sized drills at the coal mines along with their dad. But ...