Stephen C. “Steve” Cawood, an Eastern Kentucky lawyer who championed coal miners, clean water and better schools, died Oct.

Cawood was unafraid to challenge the region’s powerful coal industry as an attorney and one-term state legislator.

Sep. 21—(StatePoint) Kentucky is known the world over for its bourbon, horse racing and its jaw-dropping scenery, however on a deeper level there is so much more to the Bluegrass State. Literally.

For over a century, coal has transformed central Appalachia. All the while, religion has been transforming in the mountains, ...

Cassandra Wilson is a military veteran and the primary caregiver for her Trump-supporting family. She is determined to change negative perceptions about trans people. The day that a gunman killed ...

In “Documenting Kentucky,” three photographers created an exhibit from a Depression-era photo collection and two of their own projects, about 40 years apart.

Tucked away in the rugged eastern corner of Kentucky sits a natural masterpiece that somehow remains off the radar for most travelers. Kingdom Come State Park in Cumberland, where 1,283 acres of ...

Beattyville sits where the Kentucky River meanders through the Daniel Boone National Forest. This little community is surrounded by wilderness that naturally quiets the soul. The town radiates that ...

The Heart of Dixie Although Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname, the nickname that’s most commonly used is “Heart of Dixie,” according to the Alabama state archives. Others include the Cotton ...