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Richmond’s favorite football coach is returning to Apple TV for another season this summer.
An Indian billionaire heir is offering to take in 80 hippos linked to Pablo Escobar from Colombia, where the government is planning to euthanize them
Thick, yellow, or brittle toe nails can be a sign of toe nail fungus, which is a very common condition, especially among older adults.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The deadline to apply for the Kentucky Elk Hunt Drawing will be midnight on April 30, 2026. The fall elk quota hunt is among the most anticipated hunting opportunities available in Kentucky each year. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will announce the winners for the Kentucky Elk Hunt Drawing throughout the day on Saturday, May 9, at the fourth annual Kentuck
Loyall American Legion Post 273 officials presented a scholarship check to Harlan County High School senior Addison Gray to pursue a college education at Lincoln Memorial College. Her goal is [...]
It's been called "the nectar of the gods," but I was pretty much unaware of the Ale-8-One soft drink before I moved to Winchester and took my first teaching job [...]
Lexington Children’s Theater is raising $2.5 million to modernize its downtown building on West Short Street through its Building Dreams Arts Education Capital Campaign.
Westbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday through 5 a.m. Thursday to allow beams to be set for the new Montrose Drive Overpass Bridge deck.
Officials issued a consumer alert to crack down on unsafe use of e-bikes.
Shannon Litton has a look at the top stories for Wednesday, April 29th.
The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports that a woman was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after two children were found with duct tape "across their mouths and nose areas."
Trainer Mark Casse says Silent Tactic is out of the Kentucky Derby because of a foot injury
Troopers from the West Virginia State Police Hamlin Detachment are investigating a robbery that occurred on Tuesday.
We look at the discredited FBI bullet analysis; a method experts now call “junk science,” and the push to reopen convictions
A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years after a shooting in Breathitt County, according to Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
Rescue dogs and cats are the official pets of Kentucky, thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly in 2026. The Kentucky Lantern asked people to submit their rescue pets to mark the occasion. Take a look at some of the official pets of Kentucky.
Christian nationalists and their supporters are a majority in the Republican Party, according to a February Public Religion Research Institute poll. The survey revealed that nationally, 56 percent of Republicans "qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (21%) or Sympathizers (35%), compared with one in four independents (25%) and less than one in five Democrats (17%)." [...]
Everywhere we turn, the beauty of the Lord surrounds us. Some feel closest to Him at the beach, others in the mountains, and some right at home in the quiet. [...]
'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax --of cabbages and kings.' Allow me to explain why I [...]
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Amy Asher Wilson reminisces while looking at photographs taken 50 years ago at Letcher High School and shared by a fellow classmate. She was one of nearly 25 classmates who attended the school’s 50th class reunion, held Saturday at Pine Mountain Grill. A photo of those attending appears inside this edition. The post Letcher High classmates revisit memories at 50-year reunion first appeared on The
The Letcher County Board of Education’s finance corporation will issue more than $1.4 million in bonds to replace roofs on two schools. The finance corporation and the board approved the resolution after a presentation by Lincoln Theinert, a partner with RSA Advisors of Lexington. The bonds will fund reroofing projects at Cowan Elementary School and Fleming-Neon Middle School and are [...] The pos
More than 6,600 Kentuckians — including 17 voters in Letcher County — have already cast ballots in the May 19 primary election, even though Election Day is still nearly three weeks away. As of Monday, 68 Letcher County residents had applied for mail-in absentee ballots. All 68 — 41 Democrats and 27 Republicans — qualified to receive the ballots. Seventeen [...] The post Absentee vote opens as prim
A new childcare option is opening in Jenkins, offering affordable services for families across Letcher County and elsewhere in the region, including those who qualify for financial assistance. Shining Stars Daycare is now enrolling and will provide care in what organizers describe as a safe, loving and educational environment for children. The center is located at 9599 Highway 805 in [...] The pos
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every week. In a recent column, you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it’s likely that some people who were cured of their original cancer will later succumb to a different one.” This statement terrified me as I fall into this category. I had a lobectomy in 2009 [...] The post Cancer survivor has worries first appeared on The Mountain
It’s a busy time of year as we near the end of school and proms and dances and trips. I have always looked forward to this time of year and into the summer vacation. The barefoot days of the time after May 1 have always been so welcome after winter’s cold has melted into spring. Mommy always made us wait [...] The post Mobile brick oven will open catering spaces first appeared on The Mountain Eagl
Hello again everyone. Once more I will ask the question, how is everything in your little corner of the world? There’s been so much sadness. It breaks my heart of passing of Nina Craft. I never met Nina in person, however I know she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever come in contact with. I sure would have [...] The post Nina Craft will be greatly missed first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Five-year-old Velle Smith of Louisville shows off an 18-inch largemouth bass she caught Sunday while fishing in a local pond. Using a 2-pound test line, Velle hooked the fish while walking the bank and jigging an artificial bait beneath a bobber. She has been fishing for about a year and a half and handles her own casting, hook-setting and reeling. [...] The post Small angler, nice catch first app
Black babies in Kentucky are more than twice as likely to die as white babies, according to a new report that shows health outcomes and access are, in general, worse in the commonwealth than the nation. The Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report, released Wednesday, shows Kentucky is worse on average than the nation [...]
Welcome, Derby visitors, in person and online! Each year this column looks at races that go on in Kentucky almost all the time, for elective office, and our card is busy: Two fully contested primaries for the U.S. Senate, and three for the House, with Elon Musk actively involved in one of the former and [...]
Advocates hope a new Kentucky law will raise awareness about overpopulation in animal shelters and help more cats and dogs find forever homes. Gov. Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 37 on Monday, which makes rescue dogs and cats the official state pets and names the Treeing Walker Coonhound the official breed of Kentucky. With Beshear’s [...]
By John Henson Managing Editor Slowed by a sore should for much of his junior season, Harlan County’s Jesse Gilbert looked his old self again just in time for the [...]
PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 24th annual CATSPY Awards were held Monday inside Historic Memorial Coliseum to recognize athletic and academic performances during the 2025-26 year in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. With multiple winners in some categories, 31 individuals and three teams were recognized. The 2026 CATSPY Awards cover accomplishments earned from Apr
BURGIN - Gov. Andy Beshear recognized Second Chance Month in the state by ceremonially signing House Bill 5, which provides the framework to create Kentucky's first reentry campus, focused on [...]
Republican Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a Northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine. The move is another step in a years-long legal battle for the church, Our Lady of Lourdes parish, which is operated by a Roman Catholic religious order the Missionaries of Saint John [...]
FRANKFORT - May 1 will mark the beginning of ozone season in the state, and with it, to protect families and preserve air quality, open burning restrictions will remain in [...]
FRANKFORT - There is quite a lot of talk about nuclear energy in Kentucky these days, and if you're curious, here is an opportunity to find out why nuclear power [...]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Pike County teen racked up a number of felony charges after allegedly leading police on a chase early Tuesday morning. Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a Pikeville Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one from an earlier case turning onto Pike Street. The police report notes that the driver -- later identified as Jacob Tyler Wilson, 18, of Pikeville -- sped a
PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Tennessee man has been returned to Pike County to face charges of rape and incest. Leonard Dale Baisden Jr., 43, of Kodak, Tenn., was indicted back in February and arrested April 16 in Somerset. He is charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a victim younger than 12, one count of first-degree rape of a victim older than 12, two counts of incest of a victim younger than 1
Event raises awareness for child abuse. The post Hundreds turn out for Kids Day in the Park appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Community members help foster and adopt. The post KSP Post 9 helps rescue kittens appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
8th graders explore different career paths The post Career Day at Adams Middle School appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Fresh Start Recovery will open its doors Monday, April 27. The post Ribbon-cutting for new recovery center in Prestonsburg appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Clayborn was rushed to Harlan ARH Hospital but did not survive. Investigators say her boyfriend, Michael Howard, stabbed her multiple times during an argument inside their home.
During an emotionally-filled court proceeding, a Raccoon couple was given a 20-year prison sentence in a 2025 child abuse case, which a social worker said resulted in a “near fatality.”
An attorney for Pike County and Jailer Brian Morris has filed a motion asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit in which Appalachian Regional Healthcare has alleged the jail failed to pay $3.2 million in bills for psychiatric services.
Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall imposed sentences on April 23 for three men, who each entered guilty pleas after mediation hearings, in connection with the 2025 murder of a Virginia resident.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky said in a statement on April 23 that it has partnered with Judi’s Place for Kids, a children’s advocacy center headquartered in Pikeville, for the use of their certified facility dog throughout the district.
If it weren’t for criminals, we’d have no crime. If it weren’t for extended periods of excessive rainfall, we’d have no floods. If it weren’t for taxes, we’d all have more money. If it wasn’t for disease, we’d all be healthy.
The grants paid for 15 standard-issue pistols, 15 patrol rifles, ammunition, ballistic vests and helmets, a bulletproof riot shield, spike strips and a Halligan tool to force doors.
The shop plans to hire others coming out of treatment as they transition back into the workforce, teaching retail and production skills they can take anywhere.
Maddie McGarvey has spent her career photographing rural Appalachia. She says she wants to bear witness to the struggle and resilience in forgotten pockets of the nation. The post Q&A: The Photographer Documenting Appalachian Poverty, And Resilience appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .