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

When Congress established the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) in 1965, the idea was to improve the economy in the region and help it achieve economic parity with the rest of the nation. The 1965 ...

Thousands of Appalachian families have migrated to Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky over the last century. They’ve ...

A relief fund founded by Tyler Childers and his wife Senora May, has announced $500,000 in new grant funding to organizations ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...

Gayle Manchin is the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, set up to try to improve the economy in a region covering all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states, including ...

The music festival raises money for drug recovery. Tens of thousands of people made their way to Ashland this past weekend for "Healing Appalachia." The annual music festival raises money for drug ...

An estimated 22,000 jobs in the wind manufacturing industry could be created in Appalachian Kentucky and neighboring states ...

(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 ...

For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and the process of disposing of destroyed furniture, cleaning out the muck and starting anew is beginning again. Each ...