From a charming downtown to gorgeous natural mountain surroundings and easy access to the so-called Grand Canyon of the South ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded nearly $11.5 million to 39 projects through its Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery ...

Sociologist and author Arlie Hochschild says there's a “collective shame” in eastern Kentucky. The region was already facing ...

A district judge is dead and a county sheriff has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at the Letcher County ...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (KT) – "We believe in the sanctity of life," said Jason Johnson of Pike, Floyd and Letcher County churches. He ...

This story is the third part of our series Asking Appalachia: Coal, Trump and the politics of eastern Kentucky. Don't miss part one and part two. The American political map has shifted ...

A judge in a rural Kentucky county was fatally shot in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the killing, police said.

Bootstrapping economic growth has a certain appeal. It’s decentralized with many actors pursuing their own ends – plant 1,000 ...

EPA will support small lenders to invest in renewable energy. This story was originally published by Grist and BPR, a public ...

The Department of English and Philosophy at Murray State University is pleased to announce acclaimed author Jennifer Haigh as ...

The region was already facing economic hardship... How a ‘collective shame’ fuels addiction and politics in Appalachian Kentucky This story is part of our series Asking Appalachia: Coal ...