The surge has millions of residents worried about water depletion, disappearing farmland and overcrowded roadways.

Small towns across America are experiencing contrasting realities, with some grappling with reduced access to local health care as independent practices are absorbed by larger entities, while others ...

A common thought is that a career in the arts is not lucrative, but rural communities across the country are proving otherwise, as small towns are harnessing them to stimulate their economies and ...

The town of Duryea, Pa., is on the banks of the Lackawanna River. Residents can see the low, placid water from their churches, schools and houses. But when there's a lot of rain, the river rises and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Rural communities all over America are shrinking. Consolidation of farms and agribusinesses ...

RURAL HALL, N.C. (WGHP) — Rural Hall’s town council unanimously passed a resolution opposing a proposed data center in the small community in Forsyth County, with an amendment to remove contingencies.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is launching his next political endeavor: a federal political action committee that will seek to ...

Churchville, Virginia (CNN) — As the final hues of autumn linger in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the 200-person community of Churchville, Virginia, is grappling with the loss of its health clinic. Gone ...