Organizers hope this group is just the beginning, with more Appalachian Kentucky businesses expected to participate in future ...

A public spat between Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance and Democratic vice presidential hopeful Andy Beshear has put Appalachia in the spotlight, with some asking who gets to claim the ...

A woman who escaped her drug-addled hometown in rural Kentucky said Appalachia residents face similar problems as inner-city Black communities but get much less attention. "Some of the poor Black ...

Two conservative think tanks have called for the Kentucky legislature to stop spending money for a program they think is too woke.

ASHLAND, Ky. — Two sons of the Country Music Highway will co-headline a music festival that’s moving to eastern Kentucky for the first time. Healing Appalachia has been held in West Virginia over the ...

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 ...

A new book, "A Pencil Grows in Kentucky," features poems from young female writers in Appalachia. The project was created by retired professor Jacqueline Jane Hamilton to foster a new generation of ...

Cara Ellis, left, and Sarah Ratliff talk to festival goers at Pikeville Pride’s booth at the Hillbilly Days Festival in Pikeville last April. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com Admittedly, I ...

ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - “Two sons of the Country Music Highway come home to help us heal Appalachia.” Healing Appalachia announced on Monday morning that Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers will be the ...

The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) at Morehead State University will host a new exhibit, "Cancer in Appalachia: Viewing the Cancer Crisis in Appalachia Through the Camera Lens and the Eyes of Our ...