Most Americans believe that a college education is vital for success, but confidence in higher education — especially private universities — is declining, according to the latest polling by Vanderbilt ...

The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded more than $7.4 million to "Backroads of Appalachia." The eastern Kentucky nonprofit promotes scenic drives on existing roads.

For transgender youth in Kentucky, a new Supreme Court ruling ensures they'll remain unable to get gender-affirming hormone ...

Rare blue-ghost fireflies are generally associated with the southern Appalachian region, but researchers say their range is ...

Kentucky’s Republican statewide office holders have teamed up in the partisan struggle over who will choose the Executive ...

Transgender kids in nearly half of all U.S. states will not be able to access gender-affirming care after the U.S. Supreme ...

According to researchers at the University of Kentucky, maple syrup production in the Commonwealth has the potential to ...

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a resolution Tuesday to “prohibit” U.S. involvement in the escalating Israel-Iran conflict ...

The country’s largest public power provider is building a large-scale solar field on a closed coal ash site at its Shawnee ...

Tennessee faces one of the highest potential job losses in the nation under proposed federal legislation. President Trump's ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget ...

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of ...