Stephen C. “Steve” Cawood, an Eastern Kentucky lawyer who championed coal miners, clean water and better schools, died Oct.

Cawood was unafraid to challenge the region’s powerful coal industry as an attorney and one-term state legislator.

By 2050, entire counties across Appalachia face the loss of nearly half their populations in what demographers describe as an ...

By Richard J. Callahan, Jr. for The Conversation. Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for The Conversation-Public News Service Collaboration In October 2025, ...

Southern locals love discovering hidden gems, and Blue Heron represents the best of Kentucky’s secret dining treasures. This intimate Lexington spot delivers the kind of personal attention that ...

Families and small businesses across the Commonwealth depend on affordable and reliable power. That’s why maintaining a ...

The federal government in the past few weeks celebrated announcements that target the Telluride area for coal mining, while ...

The completion of the Union Pacific’s transcontinental railroad in 1869 created a voracious demand for coal, and the immense ...

The situation had to get pretty bad before people really forced the government to act. But the effort was ultimately ...

Discover Olive Hill's contribution to industrial growth and learn about its fascinating history from Willie Davis's ...