Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease ...

Statewide, production declined 9% from the second quarter of 2024. On a regional scale, production fell nearly 19% in eastern Kentucky and less than 2% in western Kentucky. Employment fell 15% ...

The 18-hole Wasioto Winds Golf Course is consistently ranked among Kentucky’s best public courses, and for good reason. Designed by Michael Hurdzan, the course is nestled in the valley floor, with ...

For more than a century, America’s coal industry has powered our homes, forged our steel, and fueled our prosperity. It has ...

Forty-five miles southeast of Tucson on the east slope of the Santa Rita Mountains are the Greaterville gold placers, discovered by A. Smith in 1874. The deposit, at 5,280-feet elevation, became the ...

It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher began his working life in a coal mine in Aflex, Kentucky, as a teenager in ...

It’s never been easy to qualify for Social Security disability benefits. Christopher Tincher knows this firsthand. Tincher ...

An enormous photographic project, spanning nearly a century of Kentucky history, holds up a mirror to the state's past and ...

Hailed a pioneer hero, Dennis Hannafin crossed into the Great Sioux Nation, violating a federal treaty, and fought Native ...

Coal mining is indelibly woven into the fabric of daily life in the mountains of southeast Kentucky, but a decline in the ...

Constitution Square State Historic Site tells Kentucky’s founding story. The farmers market showcases local growers who know your name. Walking trails wind through areas where you might not see ...