Sheriff Jesse Jahner says deputies are often first on scene in rural areas, making life-saving training critical.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a road map for increasing access to science, technology, engineering, and math education opportunities and ...

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WILLIAMSBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro addressed the quality of life in rural areas, the potential dissolution of the federal Department of Education and the potential closures of SCI Rockview and Quehanna ...

Access to culture means the possibility to participate in cultural life from the perspective of consumption. This means identifying barriers to consumption and ways to reduce or remove them.

The free federal child care program provides not only support for children, but an economic boost to small communities and ...

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world’s shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns ...

Electric bicycles are transforming life in North Korea’s rural communities, offering people a faster and more convenient ...

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Small Town Poll, an Iowa State University survey that gauges quality of life in rural Iowa, will soon hit mailboxes in communities across the state. And the poll’s organizers ...

Congress is weighing legislation that enacts a series of cuts to already approved funding, including $1.1 billion for public media. For PBS, local stations will likely see the biggest impacts, ...