Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...

ATHENS — It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but geographer Geoff Buckley found that photographs of early 20th century Appalachia coal mining operations didn’t always tell the ...

He said Tucker County EMS was dispatched at 1:39 a.m. to the mine, with a second ambulance later dispatched at 2:08 a.m. One injured victim was life flighted from the scene. A second victim passed ...