Some longtime residents argue fighting growth is about more than zoning lines on a map; it’s about preserving the character ...

When you're graduating, all eyes are on the new places you're going. But for University of Wisconsin–Madison medical school ...

South Carolina lawmakers say it's important to get more maternal medical care into rural towns and communities, but policy is ...

A wildfire burning in a rural area northeast of Edmonton has forced some residents from their homes. An Alberta emergency ...

Residents from a rural area north of Edmonton who fled an active wildfire this week can now return to their homes.

Plans to build new homes on the outskirts of a village would "harm" the rural character of the area, a planning inspector has ...

Bears sent to University of Florida for examination after 89-year-old Robert Markel of Jerome, his dog killed during attack.

Fifty years ago, medical students made their debut in Escanaba, Michigan at Doctor’s Park, the original site of the Michigan ...

Jones said his company’s project is designed to respect the area’s natural landscape — and its rural character. “This is going to be more of a preservation neighborhood,” he said.

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake's epicenter was about 35 miles south of Whites City, New Mexico.

JEROME, Fla. — Authorities were searching Monday for a black bear that killed a man and a dog in south Florida. The attack ...

Resentment within rural areas has driven rural voting and influenced a growing gap between rural and urban areas.