It spotlighted the myriad problems Appalachian families face as they attempt to distance themselves from decades of abuse, alcoholism, and poverty that Vance suggested were endemic to the ...

More people in the region are working and owning homes compared to times in the past, but we’re still lagging in adequate ...

A recent study by the Appalachian Regional Commission is comparing rural Appalachia to the rest of rural America.

Under the new law, Appalachian proposes to recover more than $140 million in storm restoration costs incurred from Jan. 1, ...

We are deeply concerned about the White House budget proposal to drastically cut funding to the Appalachian Regional ...

People in Appalachia are talking about "Hillbilly Elegy" ‒ and not all of them kindly. Ohio Sen. JD Vance's bestselling memoir, which thrust him into the spotlight in 2016, gained renewed ...

But scholars and people from Appalachia told The Courier Journal the Vance-Beshear standoff also oversimplifies the ... “JD grew up spending his summers in Appalachia and came from a poor family.

But like every region and people, Vance's book is far from the only treatise on Appalachia, nor the best one. We've rounded up 10 more fantastic books set in or featuring Appalachia to read next ...

On Monday, Donald Trump announced his vice-presidential nominee: freshman Republican Senator J.D. Vance, who has made a name for himself over the past decade thanks to the success of his 2016 ...