During a poverty simulation Wednesday, a participant playing Brian Boling, a fictional 10-year-old, sat in the homeless shelter after his family was evicted mid-exercise. From the shelter he said he ...

A new blessing box was installed March 15 at the Historic School in Oak Hill. Organizers say more boxes are planned over the ...

Over 5 million children in the United States live in what the federal government designates as “persistent poverty” counties.

Leah Hamilton is a professor of social work at Appalachian State University.

Injection drug use in the Appalachian region led to a significant syndemic of fatal overdoses and rising rates of HIV and viral hepatitis.

Poole is back in Canton to spend some time with his mom, Linda, before tackling the Appalachian Trail, this time to raise ...

Childhood poverty in the U.S. fell to its lowest level in history in 2021. The fall was largely due to the expanded child tax credit and other COVID-19 pandemic supports that put cash directly in the ...

Clayton Fuller will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in an April runoff. Mr. Fuller’s win over a flashier Republican showed the ...

Stories and Songs of Appalachia,” a one-night performance presented by Interim Dean of Campus and Community Relations Richard W. Greenlee, will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in the Ohio ...

Alice in Appalachia is making a partial return this week, with the retail side of the business opening at its new Gay Street ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jackson’s visit, and the lead-up to it, sparked debate. Republicans who had been forged in the era of Ronald Reagan, with his ...

Two Kentucky think tanks have asked the state legislature to cut funding for Teach for America Appalachia. The request to defund the program stems from its national organization's connection to ...