Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The region’s most economically distressed counties are in the coalfields of Central Appalachia, including Eastern Kentucky’s ...

A new law, H.R. 1, cuts federal Medicaid funding and adds work reporting requirements for recipients. An estimated 200,000 Kentuckians are projected to lose health coverage by 2027 due to the law. The ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...

Health care providers in eastern Kentucky fear potential cuts to Medicaid in a bill that passed the U.S. House could have devastating effects on the health of its people and deal another blow to the ...

Stephen C. Cawood, a Pineville lawyer who died at 82, was a lifelong advocate for Kentucky's Appalachian region. Cawood represented people victimized by the coal industry and helped draft key state ...

(LEX 18) — For more than 60 years, Christian Appalachian Project has helped families in Appalachia who have struggled to build better lives and break free from the grasp of poverty. CAP builds hope, ...

The music festival raises money for drug recovery. Tens of thousands of people made their way to Ashland this past weekend for "Healing Appalachia." The annual music festival raises money for drug ...

Kentucky House Bill 4 (HB 4) threatens to limit access to higher education for historically marginalized groups. The bill has sparked controversy over its potential impact on diversity, equity and ...