Cawood was unafraid to challenge the region’s powerful coal industry as an attorney and one-term state legislator.

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 ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — The Bridge Project, an unconditional cash transfer program, aims to support mothers during pregnancy and infancy. The program, based out of New York, has expanded to six ...

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

The internet has become fascinated with Appalachia's history of ghost stories. As people continue to post and discuss these stories online, the true history is getting lost in the chatter. Appalachia ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Mike Hurley had a great opportunity: He could multiply sales and staff by converting his metal-stamping business from one that made brackets for the automotive industry into a ...

"It’s full of untruths, intentionally manipulative stories," said an Appalachian scholar. Here's why the book was so controversial When President Donald Trump tapped Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his ...

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 ...