MATEWAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum in Mingo County is dedicated to preserving the labor history. From ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A new documentary produced by WCHS-TV aims to explore the Coal Mine Wars, with a focus on the Battle of ...

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - A McDowell County coal mine has closed, laying off 32 employees. Workers at the Ramaco mine ...

The coal wars of West Virginia mark the largest labor uprising in American history. From 1912 to 1921, tens of thousands of coal miners organized and united against the oppressive coal mine ...

In the mine ... the roof is supported, but you have had people die in roof falls every year," said Jim Toothman, a third-generation coal miner in West Virginia.

During the second day of fighting, Chafin ordered his men to fly airplanes over the encamped marchers and drop two ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum, located in Matewan, West Virginia, is launching the Mingo County Black History Project, according to a news release.

Members of this tightly-knit West Virginia community say the tragedy that has re-exposed the dangers of coal mining doesn't detract from the allure of a profession that is beloved here.