Nothing good comes from a combination of curiosity, local legends, and an old Appalachian church, as TikToker Sarah DeWitt (@justdew.itt) found out. She was born and raised in the Appalachian ...

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. And we take you now to southwestern Virginia, where a small struggling church is getting a second life thanks to a new pastor who's mixing old ...

Last week was the six-year anniversary of the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia that killed twenty-nine coal miners. I will not soon forget that Saturday’s vigil Mass ...

Woven: An Appalachian Tapestry is a concert by Renatum, West Virginia's professional choir, celebrating the musical traditions that have shaped the Appalachian region. The program brings together folk ...

There’s nothing a teenager likely wants to do more than spend their summer working outside in the hot sun, while enjoying living conditions that may not include hot water, a shower, air conditioning ...

(RNS) — 'Our main goal is to represent Christ and to be with Christ’s people — to represent God and to be with God's people while we are in God's creation,' said the chair of the Appalachian Trail ...

A tiny all-white Appalachian church in rural Kentucky has voted to ban interracial couples from joining its flock, pitting members against each other in an argument over race. Members at the Gulnare ...

MANISTEE -- An Appalachian Craft Show and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the Manistee United Methodist Church, 387 First St., Manistee. The event will showcase ...

A tiny Presbyterian church in southwestern Virginia is coming back to life, thanks to a new pastor who's mixing old-time Appalachian culture with a new twist on worship. This is WEEKEND EDITION from ...