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WVU takes all three games against the Herd this season.
The EPA and Department of Environmental Protection are monitoring air quality after a chemical emergency killed two and injured a dozen others.
A First Alert Wednesday is in effect for poor travel conditions as rain and fog muster ponding of water and poor vision for travelers.
Frankfort man arrested, indicted on several counts of child sexual abuse
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the launch of a program to bring more veterans to the state.
Cumberland Elementary School recently hosted a memorable Derby Day celebration, bringing together students, staff and community partners for a day full of fun, learning, and Kentucky tradition. Students in kindergarten [...]
FRANKFORT — Sen. Scott Madon, R-Pineville, is highlighting nearly $25 million in water and wastewater infrastructure funding for communities across the 29th Senate District through House Joint Resolution (HJR) 81 [...]
By John Henson Sports Writer During a season in which they have won only eight games to this point, the Middlesboro Lady Jackets have saved their best for district opponents. [...]
Lexington’s mayoral candidates clashed over the city’s response to January’s ice storms, a growing housing shortage and a controversial city hall lease during a debate moderated by Bill Bryant.
The Harlan Lady Dragons won’t end the 2026 season with a winning record and may not win any championships, but there may not be any team in the 13th Region [...]
A man was rescued after being trapped in a grain bin, buried up to the chest in corn, fire officials say.
Two arrest on drug charges in Magoffin County
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Kentucky primary election is approaching on May 19, and there are a few steps you can take to make sure you know what to expect on your ballot. “The best thing to do is to be educated on what's on the ballot,” said Madison County Clerk Kenny Barger. “This time in...
Four young children in Lexington will spend this Mother's Day without their mother after she was shot and killed in September 2024.
A Fayette County Circuit judge rejected a plea agreement Tuesday for a woman charged with stealing more than $30,000 from former University of Kentucky women's basketball coach Kyra Elzy.
We enjoyed a nice warm-up to begin the first week of May with highs climbing back around average and even above across Central and Eastern Kentucky and Tuesday was no exception. The combination of clouds and sunshine along with a breezy southwest wind ahead of an approaching cold front helped push afternoon highs back into the low to mid-70s. Clouds...
Golden Tempo's farrier says winning the 2026 Kentucky Derby was the best moment of his more than 30-year career.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Kentucky Wildcats’ season came to a close with a 4–3 loss to Mississippi State in the first round of the 2026 SEC Softball Tournament. The Wildcats’ three runs were all driven in by senior Karissa Hamilton, who hit two home runs in Tuesday’s season-ending loss. Kentucky ace Sarah Haendiges pitched a near-complete...
PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS NEW ORLEANS — A major accolade has been added to an already historic season as Marshall sophomore Sydni Burko has been named the 2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Player of the Year. Burko - the native of Ona who came home to Marshall this season as a transfer from Indiana University - has additionally been named the league’s Newcomer of the Year and an All-SBC Fi
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Gov. Andy Beshear took several steps Tuesday to provide relief to Kentucky families as gas prices continue to rise. Beshear signed an emergency regulation to freeze the state gas tax, activated Kentucky's price gouging laws, and sent letters to Congress asking lawmakers to suspend the federal gas tax. Beshear also signed an executive order...
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is signing emergency measures to freeze the state’s sales tax on gasoline starting in July and declare a state of emergency that could lower the tax by 10 cents a gallon starting next week. In a Tuesday press conference, Beshear, said he doesn’t see an end to the ongoing war between [...]
The week of April 23, 2026, as Mother's Day approached, 22-year-old Fernando Mendoza faced off against 50-year-old NFL legend Peyton Manning. Here's what happened. Fernando was about to be selected [...]
“Music kind of creates a community, and it’s an exalted position to be up on a stage and to be part of the thing that brings people together,” O’Brien said. The post Grammy Award-Winning Musician Tim O'Brien and the Next Generation of Appalachian Bluegrass appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
By Maggie Goins Teen Corner Contrary to popular beliefs, I am not the social type. You either approach me first or it’s unlikely I will talk to you. The only [...]
Over the past month, we have witnessed many heartbreaking and senseless acts of violence in both our community and our neighbors’ communities. We are grieving the recent shooting in Adair County that claimed the lives of three individuals, the intimate partner stabbing in Tennessee that claimed the life of Samarah Smith from Murray, Kentucky, the [...]
LOUISVILLE — For Daniel Cameron, it’s full steam ahead — even without President Donald Trump’s blessing for his U.S. Senate campaign. Cameron, surrounded by his family and supporters at the Jefferson County Republican Headquarters on Tuesday, said he doesn’t plan on dropping out of the Republican primary in Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race. He is also launching [...]
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Two of the defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case have indicated they are not opposed to another continuance in the trial, leaving only the primary defendant as having objected to further delays. Spradlin's body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney. McKinney's son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, wh
ohnson Central High School was evacuated Tuesday after a bomb threat was posted on Facebook.
We are all philosophers, which simply means we all have opinions and worldviews about most everything. Since the birth of the internet and social media, we've seen just how true [...]
The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office took two individuals into custody on Monday, May 4, after responding to a complaint about possible illegal narcotics trafficking.
LEXINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie — who has become a target of President Donald Trump this election cycle — took to KET’s debate stage alone Monday night to pitch himself to voters ahead of the state’s primary two weeks away. Massie, who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, was interviewed on air by KET’s Renee Shaw [...]
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is investigating reports of an unusually high number of brain tumors diagnosed in Eastern Kentucky children. Beth Fisher, a spokeswoman with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, told the Lantern the state is “aware of reports concerning a potential increase in pediatric brain tumor cases.” It’s unclear [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A Perry County man who is facing a murder charge for his connection to a fatal UTV crash back in February has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation charge. Noah Back, 26, of Vicco, pleaded guilty Friday in Lexington federal court to one count of transporting a minor across state lines for criminal sexual activity. In his plea agreement, he admitted to taking a 14-year-old girl t
FRANKFORT, Ky - Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that 2026 marked the best first four months for economic investment of any year in Kentucky history, with over $7 billion in [...]
A two-day off-road event kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. and continues Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The weekend includes a stunt show, obstacle courses and other family-friendly activities.
The shopping center is expected to bring between 150 and 175 new jobs to Hazard.
Many credit Addiction Recovery Care with playing a key role in their sobriety. But most also said they felt betrayed by the organization. The post They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud. appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Monday marked the first of five days that murder suspect M.K. McKinney has been allowed to leave his home in order to meet with his attorneys in Louisville. And while that decision has been widely criticized by some in the community, officials say it does not mean he has been given carte blanche to move freely. McKinney is charged with murder for the June 18, 2023, stabbing de
Site has potential for industrial use, depending on variety of tests and surveys. The post Rail site in Allen under review appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Hager Hill Athletic Complex to develop soccer fields, tennis and pickle ball courts, and more. The post Johnson County receives $2.6 million for sports complex appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Allen Elementary sixth-grader Diesel Miller died the evening of April 28. The post Floyd County school grieves loss of student appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Residents reported high weeds and damage to headstones at sites including Resthaven Cemetery in Jeff. The Attorney General’s office held the meeting to take formal complaints directly from families.
Special Judge Eddy Coleman has issued an order suggesting that it may be best to separate the trials in the cases against the Floyd man accused of murdering Amber Spradlin in 2023 and the two men accused of evidence tampering in the case.
The prosecution in the case of the man accused of murdering Amber Spradlin in Floyd County in 2023 and the two men accused of attempting to tamper with evidence in the case has again asked for a delay so that the testing of DNA evidence may be completed.
April, which is over, is considered Child Abuse Awareness month, and I don’t think we learned any lessons.
Hard to believe it's been 40 years since '86. Forty-seven days into the year 1986, Pavel Zagladimov went down with the ship.
ASHLAND – Two Magoffin men were federally indicted last week on drug distribution charges. On April 23, a federal grand jury charged Eddie A. McFarland, 34, and Anthony D. Saylor, 38, as follows: - McFarland with conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled substances fentanyl (Count 1), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug [...]
UPDATE 4/30/36: The Salyersville United States Post Office reopened midday today. -- SALYERSVILLE – At press time, the Salyersville United States Post Office remains closed after a vehicle ran into the side of the building. On Monday, April 27 a one-vehicle car accident yielded a large hole in the side of the post office, with [...]
SALYERSVILLE – While Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard told the city council in last week’s meeting they had been awarded Local Assistance Road Program Funding (LARP) for blacktopping for five city roads, including his own road, the SI continues to fact check the mayor’s claims In the most recent Salyersville City Council meeting Mayor Howard said [...]
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This being the last SI edition of the month, I’m coming in just under the wire with a quick Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month note. I’d love to have an uplifting message for you about how autism is just a different ability, not less, or one of the other platitudes people love to spew from [...]
Two Whitesburg Middle School students were detained this morning after allegedly telling a classmate to kill herself and later threatening a school shooting. According to a statement released by the school, the threat “developed last night,” and was reported to the Letcher County Sheriff’s Department and the Letcher County School District Police Department early this morning. Officers from the [..
PAINTSVILLE- A Salyersville man was reportedly shot by Paintsville Police Department after running from law enforcement. On Sunday, April 26, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team was requested by KSP Post 9 to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 2 a.m. that same day in Johnson County. According to KSP’s initial investigation, [...]
WHITT BRANCH SPUR – Police arrested two women from New York after finding them camping out on someone else’s property and believed to be trafficking in methamphetamine. According to the arrest citations, the Magoffin County Sheriff Department received a call on April 26 regarding people reportedly trespassing on a property on Whitt Branch Spur. When [...]
The Pikeville Independent Schools District is getting the process of planning its facilities' future underway.
A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years after a shooting in Breathitt County, according to Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
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. Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access [...] The post Letcher High clas
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 .
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.
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 .