WASHINGTON, D.C. – Holocaust survivor and longtime leader of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, John Rosenberg, is featured on a new episode of the Legal Services Corporation’s ...

North Carolina’s warmer temperatures mean the end of the ski season is near. The Beech Mountain Ski Resort’s final day is March 14, which is the date of its annual Pond Skim. Skiers and snowboarders ...

Appalachian Ski Mountain is known for its snow-making capabilities, so there’s always 100 percent coverage—even at the beginning and end of the season. The mountain is home to the French Swiss Ski ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

AppalReD Legal Aid set to host multiple free pro se family law clinics for November and December ...

CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) -Visiting the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, five students from the Notre Dame Law School are volunteering their time to make a difference in the region. “They do this on a ...

Rising gently yet endlessly across the eastern United States, the Appalachian Mountains have stood for nearly 480 million years, older than the Rockies, older than the Alps. Their rolling ridges and ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...

Don’t worry—nature has other options for you. As a Midwesterner, fireflies (or lightning bugs, I called them) were a big part of my childhood. During the warm months, I remember watching fireflies in ...

For winter dreams of skiing down glistening white slopes and spending time in snow-covered lodges, big snowfall is a must. Ski resorts often market their locations as "the snowiest" in a state or ...