MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A 1987 film based on the events of a coal miners’ strike in southern West Virginia has been selected to join the National Film Registry. Matewan, a film depicting the ...

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 ...

In ”Matewan,” independent writer-director John Sayles (”The Return of the Secaucus 7,” ”The Brother from Another Planet”) once again displays his dazzlingly good intentions and disappointingly weak ...

Tumultuous times call for voices of reason. In a thorny climate where civil liberties and protection seem to be under fire in the public and private fields, Matewan has become an essential watch for ...

This image released by the National Film Registry shows, from left, Bill Paxton, Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon in a scene from the 1995 film "Apollo 13." The film has been selected for preservation in the ...

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 ...

Child coal miners with mules in Gary, West Virginia in 1908. Working conditions were brutal for coal miners, and unionization was violently suppressed. Library of Congress The gunfight in downtown ...

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. (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 ...