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Every town in Virginia - and across America - has a Pulaski Theater. Or, in some cases, HAD a Pulaski Theater, that downtown establishment that residents flocked to in the 40's and 50's to catch the latest ...

The music of the holiday season brings wonderful memories and a chance to enjoy songs that you donA't hear any other time of year.

WASHINGTON - When was the last time you pulled a fresh carrot from the ground? Ever plucked a chicken? Gotten real dirt under your fingernails? These aren't esoteric questions for Americans sitting down to ...

The Blue Ridge Parkway offers colorful, scenic views. Motorhomers who wish to indulge their senses before winter sets in should consider a trip to Virginia.

ST. PAUL, Va. - When the whistle blew and the Santa Train rounded the bend for its annual stop here Saturday, about 1,000 people cheered as the bearded one waving from the caboose ushered in a heavy dose of ...

King College in Tennessee wants to launch a program to address doctor shortages in its surrounding area.

Funding is complete for the Appalachia America Energy Research Center after the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority approved $2 million Thursday to help build the $7 million facility.

Old Fort's TAAS Gallery is once again holding its Christmas ornament competition and organizers say it will be better than ever.

Donald Davis, a storyteller, will present free public performances Friday and Saturday at Old Salem.

As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.

Municipal water supply officials in Wise County are hoping the upcoming holidays will be safe, enjoyable and soaking wet for all.

Cynthia Burack, associate professor of women's studies at Ohio State University, will be speaking tonight at the LBGT's 4th Annual "Gay in Appalachia" series at Virginia Tech in the Old Dominion Ballroom at ...

European shares weakened on Tuesday, with banks and oil majors pacing the decline amid more downbeat data on the economy, although gains for telecom giant Vodafone Group helped limit losses.

Southern writer Ron Rash, whose work has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, will discuss Appalachian literature and read selections from his latest book during a two-day visit to the University of Virginia's ...

A geologist says the Marcellus shale region of the Appalachians could yield seven times as much natural gas as he earlier estimated, meaning it could meet the entire nation's natural gas needs for at least 14 ...

Photo by John Gress/Reuters Barack Obama campaigning in Missouri on the night of the West Virginia primary.

Supporters and opponents of school consolidation turned out Monday to voice their opinions on a plan by the Wise County School Board to consolidate the county's six old high schools into three new ones.

November 2, 2008 The desperate Wingosphere has latched on to an out of context quote by Barack Obama "discovered" in an interview posted online since January by the San Francisco Chronicle, spreading what no ...

The season's first snowflakes have fallen this morning in parts of West Virginia and mostly the higher elevations west and north of Roanoke as a band of precipitation moved through in association with an ...

Barack Obama and John McCain like to talk about building both a strong economy and energy independence.