Mine subsidence is a risk in areas where old mining sites exist. It is a type of surface-level ground movement that happens when there is an underground collapse or shift. Though home damage from mine ...
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With an area so rich in coal mining history, many homes in our region have mines under them that homeowners don’t even know about. Since the recent mine ...
Underground mines are all over Western Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood, ten homes plus the building of a VFW have foundation cracks. The fix is happening right now, but could ...
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — The mine subsidence that opened up in Luzerne County brings up a lot of questions in our area, especially when it comes to protecting yourself financially from something like ...
Jan. 17--The shifting soil and cracked foundation that ousted Carole Mullen from her Latrobe home Friday has served as a wake-up call to neighbors that it is time to sign up for mine subsidence ...
DUNMORE – Nearly three months after a mine subsidence forced the evacuation of homes on Butler Street, borough council on Monday night hosted an informational meeting about Pennsylvania’s subsidence ...
Nearly 90 percent of Pleasant Hills sits above old mines. So, the state Department of Environmental Protection is sending mine subsidence insurance (MSI) reminders to about 2,000 property owners in ...
Crews work on April 17, 2024, pouring concrete into a mine subsidence that first opened up on April 14, 2024, in Toby’s Creek behind Luzerne Lumber. Decades after underground coal mining all but ended ...
PITTSBURGH — The heavy machinery is gone, but the cracks caused by mine subsidence are still apparent in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln Place neighborhood. Several homeowners tell Channel 11 that they’re not ...
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP (KDKA) - Homeowners in Fayette County have found themselves in an unenviable position after their homes were damaged by possible mine subsidence. Some of those homes were so badly ...
The scourge of coal mine subsidence has struck again in the metro-east, this time causing damage to about 14 homes and forcing Belleville to condemn two of the houses until repairs are made to ensure ...
Several homes have been affected by mine subsidence in Mount Oliver. While five homes were initially evacuated and remain empty, around 20 altogether were affected by the land shift. The Department of ...