Ohio

New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp…

New HHS data shows that many hospitals in the Ohio Valley are under strain, running short of bed space, especially for the most critically ill.

Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three…

Christian County Clerk Mike Kem in western Kentucky has already seen COVID-19 enter his doors — three of his employees are currently isolated with the…

The scandal could impact energy policy in the Ohio Valley, especially as coal and nuclear power generators continue to struggle.

The mounting toll has officials rethinking what reopening looks like, and what can be done to reverse the rising numbers.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Richard Besser addresses the politicization of public health measures and the region's high vulnerability to COVID-19.

The pandemic added to the challenge for coal communities trying to diversify their economies. But it also may unlock new opportunities.

For many rural counties, the spikes in cases have stemmed from meatpacking plants, prisons, and nursing homes.

Small college towns and coal communities have also had demonstrations against racial injustice and police violence.