A gold mine was running dry — but a North Carolina man held onto hope when he visited 129 years ago. Jacob Shinn’s optimism was rewarded when he hit something hard while digging on April 9, 1896. The ...

North Fork, meanwhile, went 0-4, with three losses at the Northern Colorado Baseball Classic. The Miners fell 13-0 to a dominating University squad, then had a comeback attempt fall short ...

Saturday marks the 15th anniversary of the deadliest mine disaster in more than half a century at the Upper Big Branch mine.