After a flood destroyed their town, Kentucky residents faced the agonizing choice of whether to stay or to relocate to new ...

As the risk of extreme flooding increases with climate change, an effort is underway to relocate hundreds of flood survivors ...

Brandon Pennington is tourism director for the city of Harlan and chair of the Kentucky Travel Industry Association. It’s his job to lead efforts to attract out-of-town visitors.

Appalachia is the fourth oldest surviving European place name in the United States, and according to legends, its history ...

Flagg Mountain is the southernmost peak over 1,000 feet in the Appalachian Mountain range, which stretches from Alabama to ...

Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners ...

Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners ...

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Kentucky, a community that once powered the nation was left forgotten, with few well-paying jobs or prospects. Many of its residents now live in poverty among empty storefronts and the stunning vistas ...

performing at the now-defunct Appalachian Uprising music festival. As the news of Watson’s death spreads fast that weekend, Skaggs took a moment during his headlining set to acknowledge his passing, ...

Stef Ratliff is a 37-year-old artist in Louisa, a town of 2,500 in Lawrence County in rural eastern Kentucky. The Appalachian resident focuses on paintings and pottery and has been a working artist ...