Bob Moore, renowned Nashville bassist and member of Owen Bradley's A-Team, was born in Nashville on Nov. 30, 1932.

Merle Travis, who penned the timeless country hit "Sixteen Tons," was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Rosewood, Kentucky.

Emotions were running high before and during the miners choir’s opening night of its latest Maritimes Christmas Show tour at ...

The country music world has lost some iconic names in 2025, and sadly the list grew in November. As we head into the homestretch of the year, we take a moment to look back at the country music stars ...

Billy Joel memorialized the workers of the steel industry in his 1982 song “Allentown.” While popular culture seems to dwell on tragedy, the ...

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va - The body of a West Virginia coal miner was found after being trapped in the Rolling Thunder Mine for five days. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced on social media that rescue crews ...

When tragedy strikes, West Virginians come together and show support for one another. With such a small population, natives of the state take great pride in where they were born and raised and are ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha ...