If you wanted to make a movie about the pain and progress of Kentucky’s Appalachian coalfield in the last 60 years, a key ...

Stephen C. “Steve” Cawood, an Eastern Kentucky lawyer who championed coal miners, clean water and better schools, died Oct.

Appalachian Ohio receive mental and physical healthcare services thanks to the work of volunteers, interns and employees from ...

H.R. 1 will devastate Medicaid, but Kentucky can protect thousands of residents, particularly those at highest risk, while ...

We have all heard the term “Appalachia” or “Appalachian” — but few know the true origins of the word and how it has evolved ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...

Appalachia is this long, diagonal region that stretches from New York state down to Alabama - 400 counties, 25 million people. And the story of Appalachia has been told many times over the decades ...

Sixty years ago, Life photographer John Dominis traveled to eastern Kentucky, where he captured shocking and raw photographs of deprivation—the target of President Lyndon Johnson’s recently announced ...