More than a dozen young men and women from Kentucky’s sixth district were honored Saturday at a sendoff ceremony for U.S. service academy nominees.
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The first state championship of the 2026 West Virginia baseball season is going to the Sherman Tide.
An Alabama community is mourning the loss of a longtime educator.
An Alabama homeowners’ association board voted this week to euthanize hundreds of geese.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — It’s a special weekend for one local Lexington church. Richard Gaines is one of the longest tenured pastors in the Commonwealth, and this weekend he will celebrate his 30th anniversary with Consolidated Baptist Church. “I was about to join a church staff, First Baptist Church of Jeffersontown in the east end...
The Omaha Report: Episode 2 discusses everything you need to know about the College World Series.
Tennessee police are investigating a shooting that led to a series of events earlier this week that included a person jumping out of an ambulance.
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Eastern Kentucky University is preparing to launch a new air traffic control program in the spring 2027 semester, further positioning the school as a regional leader in aviation education. The Associates in Air Traffic Management degree will begin with a cohort of 15 students and is planned to eventually...
The Sherman Tide took home the win at the Class A West Virginia Baseball State Championship.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Lexington Police Department is reporting that a 21-year-old man was arrested Friday evening after allegedly stabbing a victim during a reported robbery. According to a press release, authorities responded to the 100 block of Cantaloupe Street in Lexington around 7:30 p.m. to a report that a victim had been...
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One person is dead after a tent collapsed during an outdoor church service, officials said.
MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Roads were shut down and bikes were rolling through Morehead as the community gets a front-row seat to one of cycling's most exciting race formats: the Morehead Criterium Bike Race. The race follows a half-mile loop, with between 30 and 50 riders hitting speeds of up to 50 miles per hour. Racer Brian...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentuckians will no longer be able to bring medical marijuana from other states into Kentucky starting July 1. Gov. Andy Beshear announced the change Thursday, stating that Kentucky's medical marijuana program can now supply enough product for all patients in the state, the reason for the change. Since 2022, Kentuckians with eligible conditions...
Special To The Enterprise Dr. Andrew Williams, principal of Harlan Middle School, recently represented Harlan, rural Kentucky and local students on Capitol Hill as part of Teach For America’s Rural [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A Cumberland woman faces serious charges, including four counts of wanton endangerment. Cumberland City Police officer Paul Bailey received a call on Wednesday, that Melissa [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise On Thursday night, Cumberland Police Department officers Aaron Smith and Tim Price conducted two arrests warrants in the New York Section of Cumberland. During the [...]
With a cold front dropping into the Ohio Valley we saw a few scattered showers and storms for the morning commute Friday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as the overnight activity held together long enough to impact the region. Once the rain ended by lunch time, much of the area enjoyed a mix of clouds and sunshine before additional storms cranked...
(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Council on Postsecondary Education approved a new academic structure for Kentucky State University at its June meeting, marking a significant step in the university's transformation to a polytechnic institution under Senate Bill 185. The Council approved 6 newly defined areas of study for KSU: Applied Sciences, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities, Natural Sciences and.
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has reached an agreement to plead guilty in a federal child porn case. Charles Michael Hopkins, 35, of Virgie, is currently charged with one count of possession of child porn. He was arrested in October, after Kentucky State Police received 13 reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that child porn had been uploaded and downloaded by a
PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Four Kentucky players have earned preseason All-Southeastern Conference honors from Phil Steele, including a pair of offensive players on the second team and both an offensive and defensive star on the third team. Junior tight end Willie Rodriguez and senior center Coleton Price each were named to the second team. Mainstay senior safety Ty Bryant and se
Magoffin County Special Olympics competed in the 2026 state summer games Saturday June 6, held in Richmond, KY, with the athletes placing as follows: Hunter Spradlin 1st place 100-meter dash, 3rd place softball ball throw Colton Bays 2nd place 50-meter dash, 3rd place softball ball throw, 1st place art contest photography Benjamin Miller 3rd place [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County man took a plea deal with the Attorney General’s office for rape, sodomy and sexual abuse charges. In court on Friday, June 5, Justin McCoy Caldwell, 35, of Salyersville, changed his plea to guilty on the charges of third-degree rape, third-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse, in exchange for the [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The now former longtime doctor for the nursing home and former administrator filed a civil suit against the Salyersville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center last month. On May 19, Cody P. McIlvoy, with Golden Law Office, out of Lexington, filed the lawsuit in Magoffin County Circuit Court on behalf of Dr. Charles Hardin and [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A former Herald Whitaker Middle School teacher was sentenced in Magoffin County Circuit Court last week, receiving five years in prison on charges related to inappropriate communications with a juvenile. Jordan Cobb, 33, of Coon Creek Rd., in Salyersville, appeared in court on Friday, June 5, with Circuit Judge Kimberley Childers accepting his [...]
PAINTSVILLE – A Staffordsville man died after a wreck in Paintsville on Monday. On Monday, June 8, the Kentucky State Police Post 9 was notified of a two-vehicle collision in Paintsville at 11:41 a.m. Kentucky State Police Post 9 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Michael Coleman tells the SI the initial investigation indicates that Ricky “Jarrod” [...]
McDOWELL, Ky. — The Floyd County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a woman who hasn't been seen by her family in over a month. Brandy Moore, 41, of McDowell, was reported to the sheriff's office as missing on June 9, but her family said she had not been seen in over 30 days. The sheriff's office said it was not immediately apparent to the family that Moore was missing, b
SALYERSVILLE – Summer is officially here, with the Ramey Memorial Pool now open! The pool opened to the public on Monday, June 8, after a brief delay to work on a leak that was discovered when it was filled at the end of May. Also at the park is the new, state-of-the-art and inclusive playground, [...]
HAZARD, Ky. — Appalachian Regional Healthcare has issued a public response after one of its hospitals received a letter warning it that it faced fines for not complying with federal price transparency requirements. Hazard ARH was one of eight Kentucky hospitals that received a notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services after the Trump administration warned more than 500 hospitals n
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Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Officers from the Federal Bureau of Investigations and several police agencies were in Baxter on Thursday looking for a male subject. When the person wasn't at [...]
Special To The Enterprise Eastern Kentucky–Rural Up has officially launched its 2026 summer internship program, connecting students across eastern Kentucky with paid, hands-on career experiences through local employer partnerships. Students [...]
Special To The Enterprise Harlan County High School has five students headed to the Kentucky Governor’s Scholars Program this summer. Daniel Sebastian Mosley, Zachary Drew Sergent, Riley Elizabeth Card, Gabriel [...]
Judith Victoria Hensley Plain Thoughts Weary from an out-of-town trip and a long drive that put me home around midnight, I was surprised to see a large furry body run [...]
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City looking for ways to reduce speed and improve pedestrian access. The post Engineers propose safety improvements to Hambley Blvd appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
City approves budget for "Out of School" program. The post New JAG program coming to Pikeville appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
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Beshear to restore some funding cuts he announced last week.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said 37 local governments have requested the state continue reducing the gasoline sales tax in their areas by 10 cents after a Wednesday night deadline through June 30.
Beshear, GOP lawmaker spar over medical cannabis expansion.
The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint filed against Sen. Julie Raque Adams regarding compensation she received from a nonprofit that was funded exclusively by lobbying interests in recent years.
At the Jackson County Public Library, dozens of students are working with cardboard, dominoes and code to create projects like dinosaur-themed chain reaction machines.
An analysis by the Kentucky Energy Planning Inventory Commission has found that regulations will determine whether customers' electric bills will rise to pay for the infrastructure and other costs involved with data centers.
Two individuals, including a Pike County woman, were jailed after police allegedly discovered a cache of drugs and cash in their possession in Mingo County, West Virginia.
The annual KSP Post 9 outdoor car show is set for June 13.
A federal court ruling in a nearly three-year-old lawsuit may have impacts on coal mining in the region.
Bridge workers install Stay-In-Place (SIP) metal deck forms on a new bridge under construction at Red Star while a pickup truck navigates a rough section of the existing span on Kentucky Highway 7. The bridges, located between the Letcher County communities of Blackey and Ulvah, cross the North Fork of the Kentucky River. The corrugated steel forms are placed between [...] The post New bridge take
The special judge presiding over the murder case against former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines indicated he is unlikely to grant the defendant’s request for bond and said that if bond is allowed, it would be far higher than the $50,000 cash or property bond sought by the defense. The bond issue was one of several matters addressed during a [...] The post Judge leaning against bond in Stines
Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines called his aunt from District Judge Kevin R. Mullins’ chambers shortly before the Sept. 19, 2024, shooting and asked to speak to her dead mother, the aunt testified during a bond hearing last week. Sherri Stines testified that while she is Mickey Stines’ aunt by blood, her parents helped raise him. “Well, like [...] The post ‘He asked for my moth
Six months can be a lifetime. For Renata Dawn McKinney Bailey, two six-month periods would define the final chapter of her life. She had been married to Matt Bailey just five months when he was killed in a car wreck. She had been dating Vincent Fleming for six months when, authorities say, he beat her to death at his Cram [...] The post Six months, then a lifetime of loss first appeared on The Mou
Benjamin Martin “BJ” Johnson, a Letcher County native who went on to become an Emmy Award-winning television producer, died suddenly over the weekend at his home in Atlanta, Georgia. According to a Facebook message posted by family members announcing his death, Johnson, 63, was born Sept. 30, 1962, to Benjamin and Audrey Cook Johnson and was known affectionately by his [...] The post Letcher nativ
Four Letcher County residents have been indicted in Letcher Circuit Court. They are: • Richard Arlen Proffit, 63, 85 #6 Hollow, Jenkins, who is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, first-degree wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor, and first-degree assault. Jenkins Police Chief Josh Richardson testified in the case. • Dusty Shell, 36, [...] The
Letcher Countians looking for a fun way to stay active and connect with others will soon have a new opportunity as the City of Whitesburg launches weekly pickleball play beginning Tuesday, June 16. Pickleball, a fast-growing sport that blends aspects of tennis, badminton and ping-pong, has gained popularity among players of all ages and skill levels. According to city officials, [...] The post Whi
An Iowa woman riding a three-wheeled Harley Davidson motorcycle was seriously injured Saturday when a deer struck by a vehicle in front of her was thrown into her path. According to Kentucky State Police, the accident occurred about 11:44 a.m. Saturday on Ky. 15 near Van. Trooper Matt Gayheart said a BMW X3 was traveling north toward Isom when a [...] The post Unusual crash injures rider first app
In 2016, Linda J. Templeton planted a seed of hope with a $25,000 gift to establish a fund dedicated to one simple but powerful vision: that no one in Pike County would go hungry — especially its children. Today, according to a statement from the Pikeville Community Foundation, t
The Harlan County Animal Shelter recently received no-kill status, meaning saveable, healthy animals that walk in their doors will one day walk out.
The celebration includes everything from a carnival to live music. But the star of the show is the plant the festival is named after.
Playwright Cat Goguen is taking audiences back to the 1920s with the true story of Ruth Hunt.
“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 .
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 .
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 .