But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground beneath us. Pennsylvania’s inventory of abandoned coal mines is larger than that of any other state in the nation, and the Keystone State has ...

The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS), in recognition of Anthracite Heritage Month, presented “Local Anthracite Mining in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the West Pittston Library. The ...

Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are ... in an area above an old coal mine. The granddaughter was found safe inside the car hours later. The search for Pollard turned from a rescue ...

A fire in an abandoned mine in Fairchance, Fayette County has been extinguished, and the Pennsylvania Department of ...

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Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are ... in an area above an old coal mine. The granddaughter was found safe inside the car hours later, while the difficult and potentially dangerous ...

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA ... said the rescue effort for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard has now shifted to a recovery effort. Police, firefighters, mining experts, and search and rescue teams ...

Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. && An abandoned coal mine is too unstable and unsafe for rescuers looking for a 64-year-old Pennsylvania woman who may have been swallowed by a sinkhole.