At least 16 people have been killed in torrential flooding in eastern Kentucky, after intense rain inundated many corners of the Appalachian mountain region. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has ...

The staggering range and sheer excellence of the late John Dominis’ pictures ... valley in eastern Kentucky, in the heart of the mountainous region called Appalachia, live an impoverished ...

In the current fiscal year, 82 Appalachian counties were classified as distressed. The largest cluster by far, 36 counties, was in Eastern Kentucky ... of the Appalachian mountain ridge through ...

The 25 million people who live among the Appalachian mountains have struggled to keep ... Central Appalachia, which is mostly in the eastern portion Kentucky, was the worst of the worst.

CASA of the Appalachian Mountains currently has five volunteers ... Children going through the family court system in eastern Kentucky could be getting additional support. The nonprofit CASA ...

The raging floodwaters that left dozens dead or missing in eastern Kentucky ... Appalachian life for the rest of the world, is cleaning up and assessing its losses, like much of the stricken ...

Appalachian Spirit deck is inspired ... one Kentuckian has created a love letter to mountain culture in the form of a card deck. Kentucky Edition is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

The three musicians that make up Appalachian Voices had already established their own careers when they converged to make Dear Companion. The album was written and performed by Kentucky musicians ...

cultural implications of extracting coal from the Appalachian Mountains. What I found over the course of the trip was that these coal-mining processes had quickly developed into one of the most ...

Appalachian Trail Pink Skies fill the area as the sun sets and the beautiful blue ridge mountains put on their rich blue tones. Taken from Beauty Spot along the Appalachian Trail. (JOSHUA T MOORE ...

JACKSON, Ky. — If Louisville is the heart of Kentucky, then the Appalachian region is the soul of the Bluegrass. "This is where the horses hang out — a lot of them," said Ginny Grulke ...