OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Families, survivors and mourners gathered Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine disaster, which killed 26 miners in the Oven Fork community of Letcher County ...

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has identified an unusual seismic event in west Alabama, ...

The United Mine Workers of America held a memorial service at the Willow Grove Mine site, honoring 72 miners who lost their ...

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

Two days, two explosions, 26 dead.

PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...

The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

One of Russia's wealthiest men has been in the spotlight after prosecutors filed a lawsuit demanding around $50 million in compensation for one of the country's worst recent mining disasters. The case ...