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 ...
A fire in an abandoned mine in Fairchance, Fayette County has been extinguished, and the Pennsylvania Department of ...
It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...
The body of a missing grandmother was discovered four days after she fell into a sinkhole while looking for her cat in an abandoned coal mine town ... to the family," Pennsylvania State Police ...
Nearly century-old mining structures are close to being removed in Cambria County.Officials with the Cambria County ...
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 ...
FAIRCHANCE, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ... less than a quarter mile from the old Kyle Mine. The mayor said he just learned about it yesterday. “They never notified ...