The sick and poor in Appalachia are flocking to free health clinics. They’ve been left out of the health care debate in Washington. At a recent clinic in southwestern Virginia, hundreds came for much ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue. "It doesn't come ...

For groups that help poor people, 2025 has been a year of chaos, and not just because of the recent government shutdown. NPR's Jennifer Ludden went to southeastern Ohio to see how local nonprofits ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Shirley Howard’s feet ...

BEREA, Ky. — A school that helps improve the lives of poverty-stricken Appalachian women is expanding its reach outside Kentucky to areas in Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia. The headquarters ...

NEW YORK -- Sissy Spacek has lived within the Appalachian mountain range since before the role in "Coal Miner's Daughter" that identified her with the region. But some of her neighbors won't let her ...

NEW YORK - Sissy Spacek has lived within the Appalachian mountain range since before the role in "Coal Miner's Daughter" that identified her with the region. But some of her neighbors won't let her ...