As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden people’s view of ...

"It’s full of untruths, intentionally manipulative stories," said an Appalachian scholar. Here's why the book was so controversial When President Donald Trump tapped Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his ...

Sometimes you just have to give the devil his due. That’s what I’m about to do for Trump’s new vice- presidential pick, J. D. Vance. In his best-seller memoir “Hillbilly Elegy," Vance pretty much ...

As a 10th-generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees JD Vance's 2016 memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" as a "really one-sided and simple view of the region." In an effort to help broaden people;s view of ...

JD Vance's 2016 book "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" tells the real-life story of his ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of Appalachians living in poverty last year increased slightly. U.S. Census Bureau figures released Tuesday show that 13.3 million people lived in poverty in 2007 ...

Gayle Manchin is the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, set up to try to improve the economy in a region covering all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states, including ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...

People have been coming to the trough for at least a century, since horses were watered here and coal miners stopped by to wash off the grime. People still come - because they think the water is ...