PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of Kentucky coal miners who blocked a railroad track for three days over unpaid wages have ended their protest, claiming victory with their paychecks. Miners and their ...

Kentucky in the fall is something else, and I’ve found that there’s no better way to take it all in than from a train. Sitting back while the scenery rolls by, watching the trees turn gold, orange, ...

Some Kentucky coal miners and their families are standing on train tracks to prevent a train loaded with coal from leaving. They say they worked since Dec. 16 without being paid. The tracks lead from ...

Despite the decline in coal production in Kentucky, the state remains heavily dependent on coal to generate electricity. In ...

Despite the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the demand for U.S. coal, railroads delivered stellar performances, backed by pricing and volume gains. According to market reports, North American Class ...

Sep. 21—(StatePoint) Kentucky is known the world over for its bourbon, horse racing and its jaw-dropping scenery, however on a deeper level there is so much more to the Bluegrass State. Literally.

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 ...

Eastern Kentucky power company says long-term investments in deteriorating plant are best for customers, despite ongoing rate ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—With a federal investigation into technically active but nonproducing “zombie” mines set to begin in March, a citizens law group in Kentucky has found production idled at nearly 40% of ...

Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers.

All over eastern Kentucky, you see cars and pickup trucks with black license plates proclaiming the owner is a "friend of coal." Even though the license plates are all over, it's getting harder to ...