MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police have arrested five people who were in the area of a late night stabbing that killed one in Matewan in Mingo County. Cory Marcum, 27, of North Matewan, ...
MATEWAN, W.Va.MATEWAN, W.Va. — The bullet holes in the brick wall of a former post office serve as a reminder of how Appalachian coal miners fought to improve the lives of workers a century ago. Ten ...
MATEWAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Frontier Communications announced Tuesday that a reward has been established to help catch the thief or thieves responsible for a phone and internet outage in Matewan. Frontier ...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey says the state is facing a major structural deficit in its Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, raising concerns Person hit and killed by car in Cross ...
MATEWAN, West Virginia - The Mingo County fight nobody talks about started when coal miners finally said “enough.” Back in the early part of the 20th century, the coal companies controlled these ...
In January 1920, the United Mine Workers of America launched a major campaign to organize the non-union coalfields of southern West Virginia. Along the West Virginia-Kentucky line, some 3,000 miners ...
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In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020, photo a historical sign stands outside a former post office in Matewan, W.Va. On May 19, 1920, a group of miners, who were led by a local police chief, and detectives ...