April Simpson

Both states announced the new restrictions Friday.

How will state and local officials agree on safety protocols in the months ahead?

A U.S.-China trade deal is falling short on its commitments.

“We’re due for reckoning in our rural hospital policy.”

“There was simply no way we could require masks and keep everybody at a 6-foot distance.”

The 2020 census was supposed to show this rural town what it is now. Then came COVID-19.

Rural water service has missed out on federal and state pandemic relief.

The pandemic and new state and federal laws push landowners to plan for succession.

Populations of color grew in eastern Kentucky despite overall population declines.

The poorest and blackest state in the US declined to expand Medicaid, leaving many citizens without coverage