The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is targeting opioid abuse in Appalachia by establishing a new field office in Kentucky to...
Articles by Dylan Lovan
Kathy Bartlett watched helplessly this spring as Kentucky lawmakers cut back on mine safety inspections and replaced them with coaching...
The nation’s coal mines are headed for another record low year in workplace deaths, and the outgoing federal mine safety...
Underground coal mines will ramp up testing for the dust that causes breathing problems and leads to black lung disease...
A coal miner in western Kentucky died after being pinned against a wall by a mobile digging machine in an...
Amid layoffs and idled operations, the U.S. coal industry is close to setting a record low for on-the-job deaths in...
Louisville, Ky., has reached a $6 million settlement with five people injured in a 2009 derailing of a small train...
Prescriptions for painkillers and doctor-shopping by pill seekers have decreased since Kentucky passed legislation targeting prescription drug abuse, according to...
Less than five years after an explosion fueled by excess coal dust killed 29 men deep inside a West Virginia...
West Virginia billionaire Jim Justice has reached a $1.5 million settlement with Kentucky officials over dozens of violations at several...