Appalachia, VA Reverse Mortgage in Virginia

Appalachia can be a cold country for liberals, so when word came that the Obama campaign was opening an office in town, Dee Crescitelli started driving by, just to see if it was open yet.

A campus cultural celebration will be the focus of the sixth annual Appalachian Heritage Day Monday at West Virginia University at Parkersburg.

After musical trips to Appalachia, Brazil, Argentina, the Silk Road and baroque and modern Italy, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on a spiritual journey.

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For 25 years, Dr. David Avery has been practicing medicine "solo" in West Virginia -- the only state entirely situated in Appalachia, the heart of America's rural poor.

More employers have signed on to participate in the Mountain Empire Community College Job Expo to be held Oct.

After years of decline, the number of U.S. coal miners suffering from dreaded black lung disease appears to be rising again -- and the increase seems to be especially dramatic in southern Appalachia, the Times ...

Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni shares her life story. Giovanni sat down for an interview in the Storycorps mobile booth outside the transportation museum Friday afternoon.

In Appalachian Georgia, generations of young people have received the same life advice: Get married.

Appalachia, VA - An employee at Fairbanks Coal Company in Wise County was injured late last night when the bulldozer he was driving fell off a 25 foot wall, a state mining spokesman said.

They drive past the abandoned factories and ramshackle homes, homes in which too many children are underfed and poorly educated, where parents are underemployed and over-medicated, to protest conditions at a ...

From the Wonk Room . In a townhall meeting yesterday in Orlando, Sen. John McCain was asked if he supported an end to the economically and ecologically destructive practice of mountaintop removal coal mining.

Tihlee Anderson completed 4-of-7 passes for 115 yards and return a punt 49 yards for a touchdown as the Gate City Blue Devils rolled to a shutout win over the Appalachia Bulldogs in the non-district clash at ...

I spent the past weekend with around 100 young people and community activists at the Weekend In Wise - an incredible weekend in Appalachia, VA where Mountain Top Removal mining has deeply impacted the community ...

The 11 protesters arrested on Monday at the site of the coal-fired power plant under construction are free to leave Virginia until their hearing on Oct.

The Wise County Industrial Development Authority unanimously approved a $160 million bond issue on Tuesday for a landfill to serve the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, the controversial coal-fired power ...

' At 6:00am this morning around 50 peaceful protesters entered the construction site of Dominion Virginia's Wise County coal-fired power plant.

What: "Appalachia: A History of Mountains and People" When: 1-7 p.m. Sept. 27, Where: McClung Museum For the past year, filmmakers Jamie Ross and Ross Spears have worked with faculty and staff members of the ...

At 6:00 a.m. Monday, around 30 people from across the country held a peaceful protester at the construction site of Dominion Virginia's Wise County coal-fired power plant.

NORTON, Va. - On the second day in Southwest Virginia for LEAD Virginia, a program that brings business leaders from around Virginia to different regions of the state, participants learned about the reclamation ...