Lawyer Stephen Cawood built one of the greatest bodies of work of any Kentuckian to protect Appalachians from the adverse effects of coal mining.

Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell told his colleagues behind closed doors this week that "failure is not an option" when it comes to passing their bill to deeply cut health, nutrition and education ...

David "Bud" Morris celebrates his son Landen's first Christmas in 2005. Five days later, Bud died after a mine owner, the only mine emergency technician on duty, failed to render aid after Bud was ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training assigned for each underground ...

The Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky.. Photo: Getty Images The Kentucky House voted Monday to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — About a dozen Kentucky coal miners remained on train tracks Tuesday, saying they haven't been paid for producing the coal in the train cars. The tracks lead from Quest Energy in Pike ...

The Kentucky House passed House Bill 85, allowing smaller coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training required for each underground shift. Supporters said ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House ...