The Latest Breaking News from Appalachia

America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia. Nick Hilton looks back on what the politician argued in the book, from his criticisms of welfare to his belief that the working classes ‘spend our way into the poorhouse’

In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines

The money comes from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.

Get ready for the new Hellboy reboot 'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' set in 1950s Appalachia, promising a fresh take on the iconic demon with a talented cast an...

Interview | Atlantic City is a semi-hostile holiday spot for the millions who love the West Virginian wasteland

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last month that it would consider federal protections for a rare Appalachian reptile called the yellow-spotted woodland salamander. It comes as regional biologists have been advocating for it.

Two KY musicians explore cultural connections between African American music and mountain music of Appalachia and Kentucky

Smokestack-chasing is out. A diversified economy based on environmental protection is in. But will it work?

Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief