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The U.S. Postal Service is in trouble. It was already losing billions of dollars every year . Then COVID-19 happened.

This story was powered by America Amplified , a public radio initiative. Shelby, Mont. is home to a lot of wheat and barley fields, a decent high school...

Small-town hospitals were already closing at an alarming rate before COVID-19, but now the trend appears to be accelerating just as the disease arrives in rural America.

The coronavirus will likely take longer to reach remote rural communities but may be more devastating. Though there may not be public transit or big crowds, rural areas are vulnerable in other ways.

New Report Spotlights The Rural West’s Connectivity Gap A report published this week by the National Association of Counties found that more than 75% of...

Rural hospital closures are becoming more common, and that’s leading to longer response times for ambulances to reach the scene of an emergency,...

Rural economies could get a massive boost under policies meant to decrease carbon emissions, according to an analysis by the Center for American...

Rural homelessness in Oregon isn't as visible as its urban equivalent, but it's a major problem. Even when money is available, local officials say providing resources could make the problem worse.

When Blondie's Diner closes around 9 p.m. and a table of hunters finish their green chili cheeseburgers and head back to their hotel, the town of Naturita…

It's a good day when Tammie Delaney hears a train rumbling down the tracks outside of the century-old granary building she owns in Hayden."Oh, you get the…