Whitesburg, Kentucky, was an area once known for coal mining but most of those jobs have dried up. Limited opportunities force many residents to leave, but some are able to find their way back.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist spent years covering Eastern Kentucky for the Louisville Courier-Journal, ...
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Carbon, a public benefit company transforming degraded and underutilized land into high quality environmental assets, announced today that ...
People in Appalachia generally suffer from poorer health than other Americans, including those living in the six South Carolina counties which are part of that region, new research shows. When it ...
In the hunt to understand why some people get certain types of cancer and then have different outcomes, biomedical researchers look at genetic profiles and variables like age, gender, race, and other ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pipeline construction cuts through forests and farms in Appalachia. Provided by Erin Brock Carlson, CC BY-SA More than 2 million ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – The East Tennessee hills are alive with the sound of music that comes out of them. The Appalachia Sessions are coming to the Bijou Theatre on Monday, December 5.The series is ...
Sometimes, in rural Appalachia, you have to get creative. Here's how Appalachian chefs created one of the most iconic meals ...