Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) have introduced the Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act, ...

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Mingo County has battled addiction, a loss of jobs, reduction of income, and a struggling health care system for years. “We have such a high percentage of diabetes here in ...

Last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report about Consumer Finances in Rural Appalachia. This report looks at the entire Appalachian region of the U.S. encompassing 206 ...

The rate of “deaths of despair” is slowly declining, a new report said, but they are still more prevalent in Appalachia than in the rest of the country. Deaths of despair – those associated with drug ...

The Health Wagon, a free and charitable clinic, began with Sister Bernie, who came to the Appalachian region more than 30 years ago at the request of the Catholic Richmond Diocese to treat the poor ...

The University of Virginia plans to expand its commitment to boost the fortunes of Appalachia, doubling down on an initiative supporting economic development and entrepreneurship in America’s most ...

West Virginia boasts lush mountains, rolling hills, and a wide variety of wildlife. But underneath this natural beauty, there’s a darker side to West Virginia. The state has one of America’s highest ...

The healthcare experience varies widely across the U.S., but few places feel the challenges around cost, quality and access to care as acutely as residents of rural America. Geographically removed ...

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