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 ...

Experts warn about exploring old mines after a man was rescued after falling down one near Nanticoke during an exploration.

This paper presents a Coal Mine Safety System designed to monitor environmental conditions in underground mines using IoT technology. The system employs various sensors, including an MQ-2 gas sensor, ...

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.

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 ...

FLORENCE, Colorado (KCNC) — Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section which measured 300 degrees Fahrenheit ...

FLORENCE, Colorado (KCNC) — Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section which measured 300 degrees Fahrenheit ...

Removing the provisions for the use of permissible electric face equipment in coal seams above the water table would not impose new compliance costs to underground coal mine operators or reduce the ...

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 ...