In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment for local residents. Nearly 250 years later, ...

An event in Luzerne County was all about highlighting local coal mining history. The Huber Breaker Preservation Society held an open house at Miners Memorial Park in Ashley Sunday afternoon.

President Donald Trump signed four executive orders on Tuesday to reinvigorate the country’s coal mining industry.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The recent concern about the mine subsidence in Luzerne County has created some curiosity about our region’s coal mining history. During a private ...

“Companies will cheat, so you do need inspectors,” Wolensky said, adding that as far as he knows, there are “no operating coal mines in Lackawanna or Luzerne counties.” It wasn’t until ...