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, WV (WOWK) — The Matewan Massacre happened in 1920, but the battle rages on as reenactors are set to take the stage Saturday for the 25th year of Matewan Heritage Day in the historic, Mingo ...

MATEWAN, W.Va. (AP) — 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 people ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Virginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts ...

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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