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Author Taylor Brown will be at Books-a-Million at 2 p.m. Sunday to talk about and sign his book “Rednecks.”

When you think of southern West Virginia, it’s likely one thing comes to mind: coal.

MATEWAN, WV (WVNS) — Many locations in West Virginia are filled with historical significance around every country road. However, some have a darker, bloodier past than others. The town of Matewan in Mingo County was the location of the Matewan Massacre that occurred on May 19, 1920, and is often referred to as the beginning […]

The inability of United States policy-makers to criticize Israel is unsurprising, since undemocratic authority is the bread and butter of American governance. At the most explicit level, millions of legally disenfranchised people who live and work in the United States, immigrants and prisoners, are excluded from having a say in a government that imposes its authority on them.

There are so many incredible historical fiction books headed our way in 2024. Here are some of the biggest and most exciting.

Many and many a year ago, my great uncle, Jerry Whittaker, got the first vehicle on Dad’s side of the family. Now, when I say what side, my grandfather Hypes

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is one in a series focusing on the Appalachian coalfields during the region’s early days.

The 1987 movie Matewan tells the sad story of a coal miner’s strike in 1920, but also offers a map for actors' and writers' equity.

2007—An interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis collapses, killing 13. 2002—The George W.[MD] Bush administration adopts a new policy: torture is now The…

WELCH, W.Va. — When I need to clear my head, I tend to go to the mountains and explore small towns in Appalachia, particularly in West Virginia.