But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground beneath us. Pennsylvania’s inventory of abandoned coal mines is larger than that of any other state in the nation, and the Keystone State has ...

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UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - At least another full day of ... shoring up and searching an abandoned coal mine behind Monday's Restaurant on Marguerite Road in Unity Township.

Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

Grove City Historical Society is partnering with Lackawanna County to offer an immersive 360-degree mine tour for future ...

Conservationists have been trying for five years to gain endangered status for the amphibian that is an indicator of clean ...

In October 1925, the Pottsville Free Public Library was turned into an art gallery with an exhibit dedicated to life in the ...

Pennsylvania’s largest coal company on Tuesday completed its merger with the nation’s second-largest coal producer, creating ...

A man was killed in a mining accident in Somerset County on Friday. Authorities were called to a Corsa Coal Corp. mine site in Jenner Township around 2 p.m. State police said Joshua Mock, 34, was ...

Joshua Mock, 34, suffered multiple blunt impact and crush injuries, according to Somerset County Chief Deputy Coroner Alexis Lichty.