Neal Communities is again looking to develop in Alva. Residents are again protesting, claiming giant home builder threatens ...

Ten strangers — a mix of conservative and liberal — gathered for a discussion about the rural-urban divide. They came ...

As cities sprawl into suburbs and exurbs, the distinction between urban areas and the countryside has become increasingly ...

The south-central Nebraska town of Bertrand hadn’t seen a newly built house or apartment for 16 years until a fiveplex rose ...

The Summer Villas project, proposed to be located southeast of the Sheldon Road and Waterman Road intersection, seeks to ...

While location isn’t the only factor influencing wages, understanding the causes of the divide can help workers in lower-paying areas find ways to boost their income. While 2025 income data hasn’t ...

The rapid growth of urban hospitals claiming “administratively rural” status within Medicare is yet another example of how well-intentioned policies unintentionally create loopholes for private ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. It’s easy to think cervical cancer could be 100 ...

A growing number of urban hospitals are reclassifying themselves as both urban and rural to reap financial benefits Congress intended for rural hospitals only, a new study has found. “In 2016, in ...

Existing as it does on the brink of being overrun, urbanized or abandoned, rurality is contested. Even in the field of ...