Portal 31 mine in Lynch, Kentucky is one of few Kentucky mines that have been repurposed into an engine of economic activity. Meredith Perkins In 1948, over 75,000 Kentuckians worked in coal mines.

Kentucky's ever-booming bourbon industry is making its way into the commonwealth's coal country. Brothers Wright Distilling Co. is planning to open in Pike County late next year, and distillers there ...

Some prominent Kentuckians are in the room as U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders aimed at keeping coal-fired power plants in operation. The ceremony was held in the East Room of the ...

HARRODSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Political leaders and researchers say a new project to capture carbon dioxide at a central Kentucky power plant is a crucial step to continue burning coal for electricity in a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but nonproducing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law group in Kentucky has found production idled at nearly 40% of ...

Officials have released the names of two workers trapped when a coal mine preparation plant collapsed earlier this week in eastern Kentucky. Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty identified the ...

Eastern Kentucky power company says long-term investments in deteriorating plant are best for customers, despite ongoing rate ...

Kentucky fell to the nation's No. 7 coal producer in 2024, according to the federal government's annual coal report. Kentucky ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — One person has died inside a collapsed coal preparation plant in Martin County, Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Wednesday. The 11-story building at Martin Mine Prep ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WOWK) — The two workers in the Kentucky coal preparation collapse have been found dead, according to Martin County Judge Executive Dr. Lon Lafferty. Lafferty previously identified ...