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The sprawling expanse of Appalachia has been used as the backdrop for campfire stories, scary stories, and urban legends, shared by avid story-tellers and…
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An NPR investigation has documented dramatic spikes in complicated black lung, the most serious stage of the deadly coal miners' disease.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled environmental groups can intervene in a court case involving a coal company and water pollution. Thursday’s ruling…
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A scholarship program intended to serve college students in far eastern Kentucky has been expanded. What was originally called the Appalachian Scholarship…
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A plan to create scholarships for college students in the Appalachian region is in danger after the Senate removed the funding in its budget proposal. The…
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The House Education Committee is expected to consider a proposal next week to make the private University of Pikeville part of the state's higher…