This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Appalachia’s iconic salamander was slated for federal ...

A former Tennessee senator hopes to inspire the next generation of politicians with his new book.

Backed by alumni support, the initiative is growing its impact in rural communities while giving UVA students hands-on public ...

This week, in the 1920s, Oscar Micheaux was an entrepreneur filmmaker in western Virginia. He became a world-renowned director and producer. Also, Kentucky’s poet laureate lives down the road from ...

The debate about Pittsburgh's regional identity is ongoing, and the reissue of former Post-Gazette columnist Brian O'Neill's popular book "The Paris of Appalachia" will add some points to Pittsburgh's ...

APPALACHIA, Va. (WCYB) — After a rainy weekend, the Town of Appalachia says it is seeing some progress when it comes to ongoing water woes. In November, the town asked residents to conserve water due ...

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 ...

Dr. Enkeshi El-Amin, a researcher, lecturer, and cultural worker at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and William Isom, director of the Black in Appalachia project at East Tennessee PBS, were ...

Neema Avashia is all too used to the shocked reaction she gets when she tells people she’s from West Virginia. A queer woman whose parents immigrated to the US from India, Avashia doesn’t fit the ...

The Wachholz College Center is set to welcome internationally acclaimed folk ensemble Rising Appalachia to the Flathead Valley on Sunday, March 15 at 7 p.m.Foun ...