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Sports From the Coal Region to the Sunshine State; Minersville Area's Dante Carr commits to UCF After receiving 11 Division I offers, Carr decides to take his talents to the South.
Minersville’s Rhys Scinto (6) delivers a pitch as Minersville and Upper Schuylkill face off at the Minersville Little League Complex, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Photos: Minersville vs. Upper Schuylkill little league game Story by Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Matthew Perschall, Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa. Wed, Jun 25, 2025 ...
Miners in northeastern Pennsylvania are urging safety after a man was rescued from an abandoned mine shaft in Luzerne County over the weekend.
Kneeling on all fours near a Luzerne County stream, Bobby Hughes peers intently at a mesh net containing wet sticks, pebbles and possibly living clues as to whether this waterway is healthy or ...
When Tom Hartz was a young lad in the 1950s, dragline power shovels had pretty much replaced the hardy miners that harvested coal hundreds of feet beneath the earth’s surface. Still, growing up in the ...
With the help of laser sensors, drones and a robot dog, workers are preparing to re-enter one of Queensland's largest steelmaking coal mines one year on from an underground fire.
The expansion permits Signal Peak Energy to extract nearly 60 million tons of coal from the Bull Mountains mine north of Billings.
A retired North Dakota coal mine is set to become the new home of a nickel processing plant.
Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering valuable minerals in the process.
An industry trade association is calling on Pres. Trump to enact tariffs on imported anthracite coal, a spokeperson announced Wednesday. “The anthracite industry requests the imposition of a ...
The National Coal Mining Museum hosted a free classic car rally on Saturday, showcasing a stunning array of classic vehicles, from vintage icons to retro favourites.