LCT Energy, based in Johnstown, is operating a mine called Rustic Ridge #1, located in Westmoreland County. Now, it’s ...

Yellow Creek State Park is bustling with swimmers, boaters, and fisherman on a warm Sunday afternoon. The park and lake in Indiana County attract people from nearby and vacationers from up to a few ...

The coal-fired Homer City Generating Station, when it was still operating. This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by Chris Potter providing analysis about Pittsburgh and state politics. If you ...

A company that produces metallurgical coal and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January, is laying off more than 300 people in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Wilson Creek Energy/Corsa Coal filed a ...

In an early scene from the Oscar-winning “Harlan County U.S.A.,” a piece of technology is shown swallowing coal miners by the dozen. One after the other, we see helmeted workers merge their prone ...

COALPORT — Students of Glendale High School science teacher Nancy Gobert completed two back-to-back cut glass mosaics on both sides of a wooden sign structure in front of the Coalport Community ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...