Federally funded programs provided both women with a social safety net and employment in one of the nation’s poorest states, ...

Pharmacist Natalie Cochran killed her husband Michael with an insulin injection so he wouldn't learn about $2 million Ponzi ...

The Rural Energy for America Program, an initiative offered through the US Department of Agriculture that provides grants to ...

Affrilachia: Testimonies,” by Chris Aluka Berry sets out to document the Black experience in Appalachia. The book is a ...

Appalachia has a rich history and gorgeous landscapes, but it has also experienced rates of cancer incidence and death ...

Editor's note: The Asheville Citizen Times Answer Woman/Answer Man columns took a hiatus during our coverage of Tropical Storm Helene. We will answer your storm-related questions in our newly ...

(WGHP) — The song in the hills of Appalachia sounds different to every musician, but one thing binds every person who picks up an instrument: playing is like therapy. “There’s only one thing ...

A Pike County woman was arrested Jan. 29 on allegations of child abuse and kidnapping following a Kentucky State Police investigation which found signs of what a doctor termed as “torture” on a child.

WISE, Va. — Dr. Joseph F. Smiddy, the longtime health director for the Health Wagon, was recently presented with the “Appalachian Hero Award” during a ceremony at the health provider’s ...