CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia just submitted its application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program ...

At a dialogue on labor and the environment in Appalachia, Bishop Mark Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, lent his ...

Do you think majorities in small towns and rural communities keep voting against their own interests? Are you mystified why ...

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Tucked in eastern Kentucky hills, this hidden town offers waterfalls, scenic backroads, and quiet that makes you forget the ...

We spoke with Blue Ridge Hunting's Jade Meadows about the importance of Appalachian folklore and connecting to other people ...

The cafeteria at Pike County Central High School is typically crowded with hungry students grabbing a bite between classes. But on the first Saturday of this past April, the main event was all about ...

Two new books by female writers consider what endures after upheaval. Patricia Smith's "The Intentions of Thunder" and Kanza ...

We have a large number of kids that actually come to school to shower because they don’t have running water at home." ...

Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...

Discover classic Tennessee dishes visitors always get wrong—and locals never correct them. From hot chicken to barbecue ...

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives. R ...