Part 1. How the fall of the coal industry changed politics in eastern Kentucky: The decline of coal jobs caused economic collapse in eastern Kentucky. In the 1970s, Pike County was one of the ...

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: prisons.

One family in Bristol, Tenn., lost four daughters – all between the ages of 18 months and 14 years – during the Spanish ...

US Vice President JD Vance, who once described himself as a 'Scots Irish Hillbilly, won praise for his 2017 TedTalk where he ...

Upon his return to the House Appropriations Committee after an 18-year hiatus, Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has one central ...

There’s growing evidence that some American demographic groups need more help than others to live longer, healthier lives.

An earlier Stateline story reported that policy, poverty, rural isolation and bad habits are shortening lives in West ...

Over the years, the SCC has repeatedly allowed Appalachian to raise its rates. When the commission was considering the most recent hike, William Reisinger, an attorney for the Virginia Poverty Law ...

Vice President JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" has been criticized by many who feel it is an inaccurate portrayal of ...

Percentages: FG .491, FT .684. 3-Point Goals: 9-21, .429 (Davis 4-6, Durugordon 3-6, Blakney 1-4, Pounds 1-4, Johnson 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: None.

Betsy Ross Koller, an internationally recognized artist, uses her paintings to fund scholarships for Appalachian students and ...