The mine shut down years ago, but the site, near the town of Roxana ... jobs and tax revenue lost with the decline of coal.

Every week several mines are blown up, and just recently a coal operator's home in Hazard, Ky., was dynamited. Rumors spread quickly and are embellished extensively in these small coal towns ...

The minority of Democrats in the GOP-controlled chamber who opposed Senate Bill 89 echoed strong concerns from environmental ...

It's due to the decline of coal jobs, the decline of rural economies and the horrific addiction epidemic across Appalachian Kentucky. This damaged pride manifested as shame, which provided fertile ...