In 1900, a political writer described the “hill-billie” as someone who “talks as he pleases, drinks whiskey when he gets it ...

Trump and Vance prefer comfort to hardship, dislike Ukraine and feel some guilt for the crimes they are abetting.

The current Vice President of the United States, JD Vance, wrote an autobiographical work called "Hillbilly Elegy" that ...

Musician Phil Cook has a new album out called “Appalachia Borealis.” It's a suite of piano meditations that were inspired by and also feature bird songs. The album began with Cook improvising ...

On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood ...

Nowhere is this crisis more evident than in central Appalachia, where flood exposure is climbing, insurance participation is falling, and federal solutions are faltering. The private flood insurance ...

When the tree's blossoms appeared in early spring, settlers in Appalachia knew it was time for "green funerals"—services for the dead who passed in winter when the preacher couldn't reach the ...

Inflation eased last month — but the fallout from President Trump's trade war threatens to put upward pressure on prices in the month to come. Consumer prices in March were up 2.4% from a year ago, ...

In 2024, Brood XIX, a 13-year brood, emerged in much of Middle and Southeastern Tennessee. However, Brood XIX is expected to have a statewide presence with a concentration in East Tennessee, the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to boost coal production. It may not do much to reverse the industry’s fortunes. Last year, coal generated only 15% of U.S. electricity, a ...

Salena Zito is a Western Pennsylvania-based political reporter for the Washington Examiner where she covers American politics and culture from the vantage point of the Blue Highways of the Great ...