Experience the thrill of exploring an underground coal mine in Pennsylvania, a bucket-list adventure full of history.

Local photographer and cultural historian Scott Herring, also known as “The Last Anthracite Photographer,” hosted an in-depth presentation on Thursday about the coal region’s ethnic ...

Emma Mihalko (center) was named the 2025 Bituminous Coal Queen this summer. The King Coal Show’s Battle of the Barrels pits local fire departments against each other in a friendly competition. For the ...

The armed conflict between coal miners and coal mine owners was triggered by the owners’ decision to replace private labor, i.e., the miners, with contracted convict laborers furnished by the ...