A photographer spends 15 years documenting an Appalachian family and the constant pressure of poverty in their lives.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kristina P. Brant, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains ...

For some, it was the third time in just four years that their homes had flooded, and the process of disposing of destroyed furniture, cleaning out the muck and starting anew is beginning again. Each ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, ...

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 ...

BIANNA GOLODRYGA, SENIOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Well, now, as we’ve heard, restrictive abortion policies are hurting women across the country, particularly those in rural Appalachian communities that ...

Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images For some, it was the third time in just four ...