Justin Vellucci Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 5:55 a.m. | Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 5:55 a.m. Coal mining’s roots in the Pittsburgh area run deeper than the foundations of American democracy. Since the mid-1700s, ...

A portion of what was once the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad curves around a former flour mill in York County. Fewer Pennsylvanians ride the state’s rail these days, but a network of train lovers ...

OSDOL HAS OUR STORY FROM MONROEVILLE. THREE MONTHS BEFORE LIZ POLLARD’S DEATH, STATE DEP OFFICIALS LEARNED OF A SINKHOLE. AT THIS MONROEVILLE APARTMENT COMPLEX, LEADING TO ANOTHER ABANDONED MINE.

Reed Johnson at his property in Clearfield County. Abandoned mine waste pollutes the nearby Little Anderson Creek. On a sunny afternoon in late February, Reed Johnson trudges through the slushy snow ...