A photographer spends 15 years documenting an Appalachian family and the constant pressure of poverty in their lives.

PIKETON — Keith E. Pitts, president and CEO of the Community Action Committee of Pike County (CAC), has been awarded the Marvin J. Huston General’s Award by the Corporation for Ohio Appalachian ...

Poverty has fallen across most Appalachian states, but coalfield poverty rates are consistently nearly double the national rate of 12.4%. In many counties in Eastern Kentucky, poverty is double ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...

Catholic bishops, clergy, Religious and laity joined organised labour leaders to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the ...

For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and the process of disposing of destroyed furniture, cleaning out the muck and starting anew is beginning again. Each ...

List of entries -- List of primary documents -- Introduction -- Entries : A-Z -- Epilogue : great society at 50 -- Primary documents Entries : Affirmative action ; African American Civil Rights ...

Those living in Appalachia have long been accustomed to the idea there are greater risks to our health here than in many other regions. New research from the American College of Surgeons confirms that ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and ...

Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images For some, it was the third time in just four ...