Yemen is probably not the first place one thinks of when thinking of Appalachia and its damaging flooding. But maybe it ...

Appalachian communities are still reeling from the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene. More than 230 people have died. Homes ...

Six employees died at the Erwin, Tennessee plastics plant as Hurricane Helene caused widespread devastation across the region ...

When Amanda Saint went to vote in the 2020 election, she didn’t anticipate having any problems. For years, the 36-year-old nurse had been living and voting just outside of Huntsville, Alabama. But ...

This story was originally published by The Assembly NC. Just two weeks ago, the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher was an epicenter of joy and merriment for the thousands of people ...

I am from Appalachia — a native of Webster Springs, West Virginia, a graduate of WVU and West Virginia Wesleyan — a poet, a writer and an engineer. My father’s side of the family traces their roots to ...

It was on the muddy banks of the Scioto River that Hillary Clinton’s electoral ship began sinking in 2016. At a CNN townhall in Columbus, Ohio, Clinton – then in a heated primary battle against ...

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