The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has confirmed that a bat found near Berea Road and the Kentucky Horse Park tested positive for rabies this week.
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By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The Kentucky State Police, local fire and rescue members, as well as a local ambulance service responded to Martins Fork Lake on Thursday afternoon. The [...]
The U.S. Mint is marking America’s 250th anniversary with special coins featuring images of American history.
LONDON, Ky. — A former employee of the Floyd County school system who is under indictment for rape and other charges connected to a student is now facing federal charges as well. Darion Breann Huff, 32, of Garrett, was working as a teacher's assistant and tutor at Duff Allen Central Elementary during the 2021-22 school year, when she is accused of making advances and sexual contact with a 14-year-
A one-year-old child has died after being pulled out of a backyard pool in Phoenix, according to the city’s fire department.
A 76-year-old grandmother in Texas died after a man driving a Tesla on Autopilot allegedly crashed into her home, according to authorities.
Bentley “Ben” Dye, 14, is believed by police to be a runaway and was reportedly last seen around the local movie theater.
Olympic skier and gold medalist Bode Miller’s recent drug charges will be dropped, according to reports.
Charges were dropped against country music star Bailey Zimmerman for trashing a hotel room in New Mexico.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Fayette County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Demetrus Liggins filed a formal whistleblower-reprisal and education-accountability complaint Thursday with the Kentucky Office of Education Accountability, alleging the Fayette County Board of Education retaliated against him for reporting financial irregularities. The 26-page complaint, which include
PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Additional pieces to the 2026-27 Kentucky men’s basketball schedule were unveiled by the Southeastern Conference on Thursday. The Wildcats are slated to play all 15 league foes at least once and will tangle with Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt in home-and-home fashion. The league office debuted the 2026-27 home-and-away designations for the league
Buc-ee’s appears to be looking at expanding its national footprint with more than a dozen planned new locations.
The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of a drunk driver who killed a police officer.
Judith Victoria Hensley Plain Thoughts I hate cell phones. I love cell phones. This opinion may depend on what day you ask me how I feel about them. I hate [...]
A former Nebraska brain surgeon awaiting trial for sexual assault of a child plans to plead insanity.
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(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Serious crime in Kentucky fell for the second consecutive year, according to the 2025 Crime in Kentucky report released Thursday. The report shows an overall decrease of 8.14% in reports of Category A crime from 2024 to 2025. Of the 23 categories of serious crime tracked in the report, 17 saw a decrease in crimes...
HINDMAN, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear and Congressman Hal Rogers have announced $2.1 million in Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization funding for a major wastewater project in Knott County. The funding will help expand the Ball Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, more than doubling its capacity from 100,000 gallons per day to 250,000 gallons. State officials say the project will support hundreds o
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville generated an annual economic impact of $152.6 million in fiscal year 2025, demonstrating its continued role as a driver of economic growth, workforce development and regional vitality across Eastern Kentucky. According to an economic impact analysis prepared by UPike’s Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, the university’s influence extend
“I've never used people as political pawns and I never will.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Goldfish Swim School in Lexington is participating in the World's Largest Swim Lesson today, joining swim schools across the country to raise awareness about the importance of swim lessons and water safety for children. The American Association of Pediatrics says taking formal swim lessons reduces the risk of drowning by...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A new 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru has opened in Lexington at 2349 Remington Drive, and the company marked the occasion with a $7,308 donation to Golisano Children's at UK. To celebrate the opening, 7 Brew Lexington hosted a donation weekend June 12-14, where customers could try 7 Brew and pay what they want,...
When people hear the words Medicaid cuts, they often picture numbers on a spreadsheet. On Wednesday in Frankfort, those numbers were projected on a PowerPoint presentation. Yet several basic questions remained unanswered. Kentucky Medicaid Commissioner Lisa Lee and her team were asked about provider recoupments, Medicaid expenditures, and other financial data that could help explain how we [...]
The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits in their state, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release Wednesday of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rates. House Resolution 1, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was enacted in 2025, [...]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Pike County couple is facing felony assault charges, following a fight with another couple in the Pikeville Walmart parking lot. It happened around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday. According to the police report, a woman was in the Community Trust Bank branch inside of Walmart, when Crystal Davidson, 38, allegedly approached her and began yelling at her, saying the woman had bullied David
Marion Middleton III, 53, of Wallins Creek, died June 19, 2026. Earl Williams, Jr., 46, of Harlan, died June 23, 2026. Kenneth Ray Hughes, 74, of Holmes Mill, died June [...]
The University of Kentucky is one of several schools nationwide that abolished its university senate.
On June 26, 1876, U.S. Seventh Cavalry trooper Michael P. Madden of Louisville gulped brandy before a surgeon amputated his right leg under fire during the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The sawbones gave the Irish-born Kentucky enlistee another snort afterwards. Supposedly, Madden was so appreciative of the second drink that he invited the surgeon [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise SMALL CLAIMS COURT Carolyn Lynn Walkowiak vs. Holly McDaniel — $2,100. Studio 606 Dance, LLC , vs. Courtney Huebner — $2,500. Marion Gene Colinger vs. [...]
By Dr. David Johnson Spiritual Gifts It’s usually a negative thing when we talk about walls in church — walls of bitterness, anger and resentment that come between people. Or, sometimes [...]
By John Henson Managing Editor Harlan County Schools Superintendent Brett Johnson discussed the district’s Portrait of a Learner project that will go into effect during the 2027-2028 school year during [...]
"Why are we a pawn in this political game between the executive and the legislature executed by the cabinet?"
PHELPS, Ky. — Two Grundy residents were arrested in Pike County, after police found meth during a traffic stop. Kentucky State Police pulled over a vehicle on Route 194 at Phelps, after noticing it had a paper temporary tag that had blown upside down, rendering it unreadable. While talking with the driver, Tammy Lynn Smith, 33, officers noticed a passenger, who was later identified as Eric Brandon
FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) have announced that the agency is now accepting applications through its online portal for new troopers hoping to join [...]
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Darrell Dean Cornett, 92, a retired NASA engineer from Arab, Alabama, carried on a family tradition dating back more than 70 years to the end of the Korean War when he rang the family dinner bell at the Cornett family reunion in Blackey. More photos appear inside. The post Bell still calls family together first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Letcher Volunteer Fire Department is back on its feet a year after the department went broke and its fire and ambulance services stopped. The fire service is back open, and officials say Neon Fire and Rescue is expected to move an ambulance into the station soon. The Neon service is currently taking calls in the area from its Whitesburg substation. [...] The post Letcher Fire Dept. reopens as ex-c
Tornado sirens are something western Kentuckians and those in other parts of Tornado Alley are used to. But there is a move now to install sirens in Letcher County and link them to stream gauges that will be installed around eastern Kentucky. According to Chris Back, a grant writer with the Kentucky River Area Development District, the U.S. Geological Survey [...] The post ‘Warning sirens’ in work
“Malachi always had a football in his hands,” said Torino Brown, Malachi’s father. “His uncle was about 6-foot-5, and Malachi always prayed for height and the other abilities that God has blessed him with. He was always doing drills as a kid, and I told him if he kept working, he could be special. He took me seriously and put [...] The post Family, football fuel UK recruit from Corbin first appear
It seems summertime has arrived for sure in our area. Daytime temperatures are reaching into the upper 80s and 90s, and the humidity can be very high, making it difficult to fish during mid-day. When we go fishing this time of year, we try to go early in the morning, late in the evening or even at night. The temperatures [...] The post Finding bass and crappie in the summer heat first appeared on
I have been telling you that after my Lake Erie fishing trip — where, after many setbacks, we still managed to catch a boatload of walleye — my next fishing adventure would be to St. Augustine, Florida, in August. Well, plans change, and this time they changed for the better. I have been invited to fish with Morgan’s Guide Service [...] The post The best part isn’t always about the fish you catch
When Arch and Artie Cornett hosted the first Cornett family reunion on the family homeplace off River Road in Blackey near the end of the Korean War, three of their children — Elwood Cornett, 88, Darrell Dean Cornett, 96, and Mildred Cornett Strunk — were there to take part. More than 70 years later, the three surviving members of the [...] The post Family tradition has endured over 70 years first
A Blackey man was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment after allegedly coasting his vehicle with two children inside down Pound Mountain in the wrong lanes of U.S. 23. Zachary Allen Jones, 28, 87 Iris Hill, Blackey, is charged with first-degree possession of controlled substance (first offense, methamphetamine), and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment. According to Jenkins Poli
Skylar Rutherford Teen Corner If there is one attribute that should be encouraged and nurtured in our youth today, it is that of a strong voice; the ability to express [...]
“If everybody here is part owner, then they’re going to be interested in continuing to help the community and help make this bigger and better,” Martin said. “Even when I’m not around.”
From the mountains of Eastern Kentucky to the farmlands of Western Kentucky, our rural communities are at the heart of what makes Kentucky special, representing our state’s natural beauty, signature industries, and long-held traditions. With 42 percent of Kentuckians living in ru
June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, an opportunity to recognize the impact of Alzheimer's disease on Kentucky families and to raise awareness about a condition that affects tens of thousands of people across the commonwealth.
The City of Williamson has failed to provide documentation requested by the West Virginia Public Service Commission in reference to a complaint against the city. The PSC has now issued an order to compel for the materials.
Pike County Sheriff's deputies charged a man with trafficking in fentanyl after a traffic stop, according to court documents.
The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at the University of Pikeville Patton College of Education has earned an “A” from the National Council on Teacher Quality for how well it prepares future teachers to teach reading to elementary students.
BOWLING GREEN – The Magoffin County girls who traveled to Bowling Green for the Miss Kentucky Scholarship Pageant last week represented the county well, coming back with numerous awards and many once-in-a-lifetime memories. Miss Magoffin Erin Grace Rudd was absolutely breathtaking on stage, waking with grace and putting on a stellar performance, and making it [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County man was arrested reportedly after nearly hitting a police officer head-on. On June 11, Salyersville Police Department Officer Donavon Watson was patrolling on KY Rt. 7 in the Gardner Trail area and was crossing the bridge going toward the red light at the junction of Rt. 7, Church Street and [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The following indictment was released from a Magoffin County grand jury, dated December 22, 2025, as the defendant was picked up on an arrest warrant in the case last Sunday. Robert Spradlin, 44, of Auxier, is charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense, greater than or equal to two grams [...]
Ten Magoffin County High School students were recently recognized for their hard work and future aspirations during the annual senior scholarship awards ceremony held at the school on Tuesday, May 26. Through funds administered by Blue Grass Community Foundation, these students received financial support that will help them pursue higher education and prepare for successful [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met in regular session on June 15, discussing ongoing projects and hearing timed comments from the public. The council approved a Municipal Road Aid Agreement Resolution to make the City eligible for some state funding, but Mayor Stanley Howard said the state road aid funding is down this year. [...]
SALYERSVILLE -The Magoffin County Fiscal met in regular session on Tuesday, discussing The court approved the following fund transfers from the general fund: $75,000 to the jail fund, and $20,000 to the road fund. Magoffin County Judge/Executive Don McFarland said he would work with the county attorney and the local judges to see if they [...]
HONEYSUCKLE LANE – A mobile home was destroyed in an early morning fire on Wednesday. Salyersville Fire Chief Paul Howard told the Independent crews were called at approximately 3:30 a.m. on June 17 to a fire on Honeysuckle Lane, off of KY Rt. 40 near the Magoffin/Johnson county line. The mobile home, owned by Diana [...]
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Daegan Caudill, 16-year-old son of Shandie Howard and a sophomore at Magoffin County High School, has been accepted into the Kentucky State Police Youth Academy. He will be the first student from MCHS. This summer, Daegan will spend a week on Trooper Island, where he will participate in a hands-on program designed [...]
Elgon Partin Jr. went missing in July 2022, leaving behind three children and a family desperate for answers.
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 .
“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 .