Executive Director Timothy Deaton said the alliance is focused on making creative opportunities available to everyone in the ...

Higher ground communities strain a wastewater treatment plant in Knott County and a drought exacerbated by tourism weighs on Wolfe County.

The Nature Conservancy has been busy finding willing sellers and working to protect Central Appalachian properties.

The latest Arlie Hochschild book "Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right" explores how eastern Kentucky — a once-and-still proud place — has endured a sense of damaged pride. It's due to ...

In our Uniquely Kentucky stories, Herald-Leader journalists bring you the quirky and cool, historic and infamous, beloved and unforgettable, and everything-in-between stories of what makes our ...

(LEX 18) — It's been three days since the overpowering floods washed through Southern and Eastern Kentucky, making some cities unrecognizable, and the support of Kentuckians has been beyond positive.

The Appalachian Horse Center in Perry County will rehome some of Eastern Kentucky’s free-roaming horses, while creating an educational and vocational program on the state’s signature animal. Alex ...

This story is part of our series Asking Appalachia: Coal, Trump and the politics of eastern Kentucky. Find part one here. James Browning calls himself a recovering addict. From the age 13 to 38, ...

Tucked away in the mountain forests of eastern Kentucky, about three hours southeast of Lexington and a little over two hours north of Knoxville, is one of Appalachia's unsung living museums. From a ...