By John Henson Managing Editor Harlan County’s bid for a fourth straight regional cross country sweep got a little tougher recently with changes in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association [...]
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Music event at Lexington venue aims to support recovery nearly a month after deadly floods.
The Flood with Love Music Festival in Lexington raised funds for Madison County flood victims and launched a new Kentucky disaster relief fund.
The Good Side features people and programs making a positive difference in local communities.
Investigators are offering up to $16,000 for information leading to the arrest of murder suspect Isabelle Johnson after a nearly month-long search.
Lexington police are investigating a Saturday afternoon shooting on Pimlico Parkway that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries.
Just over 40 kids came to Gavin Lochow's football camp on Saturday morning.
One person is dead after a head-on crash on Hal Rogers Parkway in Leslie County, Ky., Saturday afternoon, according to Kentucky State Police.
2 people were injured in a single motorcycle accident on W.VA. Route 2, according to Cabell County 911.
The festival supported mental health advocates and suicide prevention groups. It had live music, vendors, and food trucks
It’s the little things that give the animals in the shelter a spark of happiness, and dog treats are a great way to give some extra love animals who may have never been shown what love is.
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MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — About 90% of Kentucky's registered fire departments are volunteer or mostly volunteer, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Many of those departments are operating with fewer people and tighter budgets. Raven Perry, the Morgan County Emergency Management Director, said the closure of the 519 Wrigley Volunteer Fire Department illustrates how
SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Well is three years in the making. It's a community athletic complex on the campus of Grace Christian Church in Georgetown. The director of The Well, Steve Minor, said the complex will host athletic camps and leagues. Minor said The Well is open to everyone, not just church...
Three people have been arrested in connection with a fight outside a Las Vegas Walmart that led to a deadly police shooting Tuesday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Kentucky Horse Park welcomed families for a free Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, giving students one last chance to make memories before the school year begins. The event welcomed Fayette County students and families in the morning, followed by Scott County families in the afternoon. Guests enjoyed live performances from...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) -Shepherd's House in Lexington hosted its largest annual fundraiser Saturday morning at Keeneland, bringing together the community to celebrate recovery from substance use disorders. The 27th annual Run for Recovery drew runners, walkers, families, and dogs to the event, which began at 8 a.m. Participants had the option to walk or run...
MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Another four-legged member of the Magoffin County Sheriff's Office, Nitra, has received new life-saving equipment thanks to a sponsorship through a national nonprofit organization. In early July, another Magoffin County Sheriff's Office K9, Mayday, had received a donated bullet and stab protected vest from Vested Interest in K9s, a...
Days after launching his bid for governor, Democrat Rocky Adkins will join the lineup of speakers at the upcoming Fancy Farm Picnic, a Kentucky political tradition. Meanwhile, the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Andy Beshear declined to speak this year. Organizers announced the latest lineup Friday evening. The annual barbecue picnic, a fundraiser for the St. [...]
EVARTS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) Trooper Shane Jacobs is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 38-year-old Harlan County man who was last seen in Evarts, Kentucky. According to Jacobs, KSP received a report from family members on Saturday that 38-year-old Shaun Slaman of Harlan County was...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: July 25 at 12:15 p.m. The Lexington Police Department has provided LEX News with additional information following a reported shooting that occurred in the 2900 block of Winter Garden in Lexington on Friday night. According to a press release, police responded to the scene around 8:38 p.m. Friday night...
By Aaron Rowe Harlan Enterprise The Harlan Independent Board of Education honored its middle school Community Problem Solving team for their outstanding performance in the 2026 Future Problem Solving International [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A well-known businessman and police officer has been appointed the new District 5 constable. On Friday, Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley named Brian Maas to [...]
The Harlan Independent School District Local Planning Committee will conduct the first LPC Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Harlan Independent School District Central Office at 5:30 p.m.
Sharon Kulovsek and her husband moved to the Rowan County woods to be closer to nature and family. What she didn’t expect was to have a gas company representative tell her a planned 30-inch diameter pipeline would run through her yard. The proposed pipeline route, cutting across their front yard, wasn’t disclosed when they bought [...]
Elkhorn City has hired a new city attorney during a special called city council meeting July 23.
By Judith Victoria Hensley Plain Thoughts In our cynical world, faith is often in short supply. According to the PEW Research Center in a December 2025 survey, only 17 percent [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The Benham Power Board will conduct a power outage on Saturday only from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The outage will affect customers from Pine [...]
A federal judge has dismissed a case from the U.S. Department of Justice against Kentucky election officials that sought to gain access to voter registration data, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. In an opinion released Thursday, District Judge Claria Horn Boom cited a recent ruling regarding Michigan voter data [...]
Gov. Andy Beshear announced July 16 that Meade, Pike and Wolfe counties are now certified as Recovery Ready Communities.
Leadership Kentucky recently announced in a statement the 52 members of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2026.
In the 1930s, as Harlan County, Kentucky, erupted into one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history, a quiet reality was unfolding two hundred miles to the west. In Crittenden County, men went into the ground every morning to dig fluorspar—a mineral essential to building the steel for Allied ships, the aluminum for [...]
“I asked God, if he let me live and take care of Jennifer, I’d do his work. He did, so I do,” Eversole said.
The Pike County Board of Education gave its annual superintendent’s evaluation as it met in a special session on July 21 because scheduling issues delayed last week’s regular meeting.
Nearly 41 years after University of Kentucky student Tammy Dee Acker was stabbed to death during a robbery at her physician father’s Fleming-Neon home, the fate of the men convicted in the crime remains tied to a Kentucky death penalty system that has not carried out an execution in nearly two decades. Recent action by the Kentucky General Assembly changing [...] The post Acker killers still await
“I am scared for my life. I need help.” Those six handwritten words, written by Sarah Pendleton Wyatt in a sworn affidavit filed in Letcher District Court on July 16 became part of the public record less than 48 hours before authorities say her former husband walked into the Washboard laundromat where she worked and shot her multiple times. Kentucky [...] The post Ex-husband dies after shooting an
Zo Goodson grew up as a University of Kentucky basketball fan in Tell City, Ind., about two hours north of Lexington. He wanted to play basketball at UK, but when he realized that was not going to happen, he knew the next best step would be to become a student manager at what he considered the “best basketball program in [...] The post Smith’s Hall of Fame honor celebrated first appeared on The Mo
It is definitely the dog days of summer. You can still get outside and enjoy yourself if you can stand the heat. I can’t stay out in very hot weather, so I usually go fishing early in the morning, late in the evening or at night. When it comes to crappie fishing, summer can actually be one of the best [...] The post Hot weather sends crappie to deeper water first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
While Benny Lee Hodge remains the only person under a death sentence for a murder committed in Letcher County, another person with close ties to the county also remains on Kentucky’s Death Row. Virginia Susan Caudill, 65, a native of Whitco, is the Commonwealth’s only female Death Row inmate. She is housed at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in [...] The post Letcher Co. native is K
Hello, everyone! I hope everyone had a good week. We had another week of rain and heat. Rain and heat remind me of boiling water — lol. I’ve been doing a lot of porch sitting with two fans going because I still want to be outside. The Feel Better List follows. When you have time, please send a prayer or [...] The post Community enjoys summer despite the heat first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Juanita Carolyn Mullins Breeding, 78, of Isom, died at her home on Saturday, July 11. Mrs. Breeding was retired from the Letcher County Board of Education after 20 years of service. She loved sitting on her porch and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed doing word puzzle books. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to [...] The post Services are held for Juanita Bree
Editor's note: Story has been edited to correct a quote by Dist. 2 Commissioner Clinard "Bubby" Adkins.
Though the majority of data centers are located in urban or suburban areas, rural communities face unique challenges in the data center development landscape. The post We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here’s What We Found appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Breanna Cantrell, a junior in the dual-credit STEM program, said the project, which she called “Thank a Vet,” was inspired by her great-grandfather’s service in World War II.
According to the Perry County Fiscal Court, two men have been going house-to-house in the community claiming to be employees of the fiscal court.
The show, called “Trooper Talk,” features candid conversations with troopers, crime prevention tips, public safety advice and information about careers with KSP.
At the time she was reported missing, Moore was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 165 pounds, with blue eyes and dirty blonde hair.
Throughout the Ohio River island’s history, flora and fauna have reacted and adjusted to human development like oil and gas wells. As humans abandoned the infrastructure, they've reclaimed their space. The post Muskingum: The End of an Island Refuge's Fossil Fuel Legacy appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .