A now near-ghost town in West Virginia was once the home of a lavish hotel, known as a “historic spot for trouble”, that hosted a continuous poker game that lasted over a decade.

Bodie, California Nestled in the heart of California, Bodie once thrived as a bustling gold-mining town during the late 1800s. A magnet for prospectors and adventurers, Bodie boasted over 10,000 ...

In recent years, coal mining has decreased and it has turned a lot of West Virginia towns into ghost towns with people losing their jobs. In terms of crime, the assault rate, the murder rate ...

The narrow road winds its way like a snail trail through the isolated area between West Blocton ... of the mining town can be viewed in the gallery above and at the Aldrich Coal Mine Museum ...

Echoes of the Past' is an article series exploring connections between the WVU sports, the state of West Virginia, and ...

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Its economy is tied to that of the nearby City of Saint Albans, West Virginia, and the larger Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes more than 250,000 residents. Kayaks gathered at ...

The Blue Heron coal town operated from 1937 until 1962 and hundreds of coal families lived and worked there. The park now has more than a dozen steel open-air “ghost” structures ... Blue Exit and take ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia exports more coal to China than any other state and some producers have expressed serious concerns over a potential trade war. Countermeasures to ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has released a statement saying a West Virginia man died in a coal mining accident in Boone County.

State regulators pulled a permit for a surface mine tied to West Virginia Republican Sen. Jim Justice’s family, citing a string of ongoing, unaddressed violations. A coal mine in West Virginia ...

For the first time this season, the West Virginia Mountaineers will bust out the all-black "Coal Rush" uniforms Saturday evening against the Utah Utes. Last year, the Mountaineers didn't have much ...