Picher, which in its heyday in the 1920’s boasted a population of nearly 20,000 people, no longer exists as a town. After being labeled one of the most polluted places in America by the EPA, ...

1891: Picher Mining Field discovered. Mining of lead and zinc begins. 1914-15: Picher begins as mining camp. 1915-1930: Picher is the center of the largest zinc mining area in the world. 1916 ...

In Picher and the surrounding communities, gigantic underground mines poured millions of tons of dusty, gravelly waste onto the surface. The waste, known as chat, ...

In a wholesale late-night talk show change, CBS is exiting the space with the cancellation of the Late Show With Stephen ...

Picher was poor and hard-edged, but also close-knit. Bars and churches were plentiful, even for a town that was down to just 1,640 residents in 2000, ...

About 1,000 former Picher-Cardin High School students and friends turned out Tuesday night for a bonfire and rally to welcome their school mascot back home, even as they bid their ...

PICHER, Okla. — The search for two Welch girls continued Friday as crews worked on another digging operation in Picher. Lauria Bible and Ashley Freeman were kidnapped and killed in December 1999 ...