Hellbenders are among the largest salamander species on earth. They live in Appalachian streams, but their numbers are decreasing and researchers are trying to figure out why.

A mobile outreach clinic is meeting people where they are — and the results are hard to ignore. Rise Above reversed nearly 300 overdoses in the New River Valley in 2025, using a street-level strategy built on compassion, lived experience and life-saving supplies.

The VSP announced Monday that it was still continuing its search for a former Wise County football coach who is facing 10 warrants and disappeared nearly four months ago.

The miracle of Mother Nature can be found all across the mountains of Appalachia. But sometimes, animals need our help.

West Virginia Senator Chris Rose introuduced a resolution Thursday, inviting Virginia and Maryland counties to join the Mountain State. 21 Counties from Virginia and three from Maryland were invited. Here is how some locals reacted.

Nearly a year after an unprecedented storm devastated Appalachia, God’s Pit Crew continues its extensive recovery efforts, having distributed over $3 million in supplies and built more than 30 homes for affected families.

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has announced $11 million in funding for 32 projects aimed at helping individuals in recovery from substance use disorder (SUD) enter or re-enter the workforce.

Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment announced on Thursday that they will be leading a $2 million project to help restore red spruce forests in the Central Appalachian Highlands region.

With many campgrounds, picnic areas and visitor centers opening on the Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend, the National Park Service reminds visitors to plan ahead for a memorable experience.

Vice President Vance is set to return to Southwest Virginia on January 27.

The National Book Foundation has awarded Barbara Kingsolver a medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (DCAL), which has previously been given to Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Joan Didion among others.

Earlier today, Mayor Sherman Lea addressed the city of Roanoke. Below is the full livestream.

So many people showed up for the rally, not everyone even made it in to hear Vance's speech.

Newly minted vice presidential nominee JD Vance built his speech to the Republican National Convention around his own Appalachian roots.

Ohio senator J.D. Vance has been selected as the vice president nominee for the Republican Party. The senator and vice presidential hopeful is best known for his story about growing up in rural Appalachia.

A woman in the New River Valley is bringing the smells of Appalachia inside homes with her unique candles.

A Wise County grand jury has indicted a 30-year-old Appalachia man in connection with a fatal fire that happened in 2023.

People living in rural areas, including here in Southwest Virginia, have a higher incidence rate of heart disease.

Researchers say slave numbers increased significantly after the railroad was built through Radford.

The same stubborn weather system caused intense downpours in St. Louis and Appalachia that led to devastating and in some cases deadly flooding.

A family is grieving after a house fire took the life of their baby in Wise County Monday morning.