One of the state’s few remaining old-growth longleaf pine forests, Flagg Mountain connects to the famous Appalachian Trail. A ...

Rep. Hal Rogers has wanted another prison in eastern Kentucky for years. Local and national activists say the new land owners ...

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Kentucky, a community that once powered the nation was left forgotten, with few well-paying jobs or prospects. Many of its residents now live in poverty among empty storefronts and the stunning vistas ...

It was my first mid-hike sighting of a “croo” member, the young people who run the Appalachian Mountain Club’s high mountain huts. My dad and I were on our way to the most remote of these ba ...

In eastern Kentucky, less than 1,000 combined ... were more than 27,000 still without service in the Mountain State, according to Appalachian Power. Locally, Kanawha County still has the most ...

Louisville, Kentucky experienced "bitterly cold" temperatures in ... Charleston, West Virginia, was still getting snow on Tuesday and in the Appalachian Mountains some areas could get temperatures as ...

It also led to some unusually cold temperatures in some surprising places. Louisville, Kentucky experienced "bitterly cold" temperatures in the teens. Earlier in the day, Anchorage, Alaska ...

Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Dekle Beach, Fla., on Sept. 26. It was expected to come north to the Appalachian Mountains; however, the rainfall total from its dissipation there ...

LEXINGTON — For Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope, identifying Florida's greatest strength isn't difficult. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Gators average nearly ...

Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100 on Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky, handing the Gators their first loss of the ...

Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency during a news conference Saturday ahead of Kentucky's first significant winter storm, expected to hit the commonwealth Sunday morning into Monday.