On Jan. 2, 2006, 12 men were killed in a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in West Virginia's Upshur County.

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There’s just something about the eeriness of an abandoned amusement park that captivates us. While some are demolished to ...

Friday marks 20 years since an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County left 12 coal miners dead after trapping 13. The ...

Somerset County mourned the loss of several community leaders in 2025. Those who passed away included educators, business ...

Greetings traveller, and welcome to Burning Springs! You may know it as the latest location in the newly updated Fallout 76, but to me, a recently defrosted Ohioan historian from the ancient past of ...

In this age of megastorms, visionary designers around the world are taking clever advantage of the chance to rethink what they rebuild. Here’s how the smartest places are finding surprising ...

Across the United States, once-booming industrial towns are now barely surviving, their streets and tax bases hollowed out by factory closures, population loss, and disinvestment. These 15 communities ...

The Murray Hotel, a classic Western hotel that opened in 1904, has hosted celebrities from Buffalo Bill to Anthony Bourdain. Its vintage neon sign is a photographer’s dream, especially as dusk settles ...

This abandoned coal mine has been left untouched for years. Inside, the tunnels, supports, and equipment remain frozen in time. Exploring it reveals how dangerous and demanding underground mining once ...

A former coal mine in western Maryland is now home to a 160-megawatt solar farm, the largest ever built in the state.