Kentucky Democrats flipped a few seats in the statehouse Tuesday, though Republicans' supermajority in the General Assembly was unchanged in this General Election. Many races were left uncontested and the balance of power remained largely unchanged in the 100 House races and the 19 Senate races. But there were some surprises. Tim Hall, a Louisville [...]
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Incumbent mayors in Kentucky’s two biggest cities won their reelection bids in Tuesday’s General Election. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton will both continue in their roles after nonpartisan elections. As of 10:30 p.m. Greenberg received more than 130,670 votes and had claimed victory; Gorton received more than 56,000. In Louisville, Greenberg [...]
Lexington has elected a new vice mayor.
Democrat Sherrod Brown has won Ohio’s U.S. Senate race.
A Fayette Circuit Court judge has defeated a judge appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear in a Kentucky Court of Appeals race. Voters in the 5th Appellate District backed Judge Lucy VanMeter over Court of Appeals Judge Will Moynahan Tuesday evening by a margin of 51%. Beshear had appointed Moynahan in 2025 after Justice Pamela Goodwine [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Current Deputy Judge-Executive Colby Goss will move up to the top spot in county government and replace Dan Mosley, who did not seek re-election. Goss [...]
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Democrat Amy Acton has been elected as Ohio’s 71st governor.
NBC News made both projections Tuesday night.
School officials have emphasized the renovation or construction of a new Wirt County High School.
Goodwin has served as mayor since January 2019.
The measure is expected to bring in nearly $10 million per year in property taxes.
Incumbent Mayor Linda Gorton was reelected to her third consecutive term Tuesday night and became just the second mayor in the city’s history to achieve that distinction.
LEXINGTON — Kentucky voters have decided to give Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr a promotion to the U.S. Senate. Barr, who has represented Central Kentucky since 2012, defeated Democrat Charles Booker, a former state representative from Louisville with 55% to 43% of the vote, according to unofficial results. The Associated Press called the race at [...]
With around 64% of the vote reported, Amendment 1 passed with more than 70% for yes to 30% for no.
Polls have officially closed across the state of Kentucky.
LEXINGTON — Kentucky Democrats have regained control of a central U.S. House District with former federal prosecutor and Navy veteran Zach Dembo. Gaining support from top Kentucky Democrats, like Gov. Andy Beshear, and national figures, Dembo was elected in Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday evening. Unofficial results showed Dembo winning by a 10-point margin with 53% [...]
Republican Andy Barr has won Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race.
Kentucky voters have approved a constitutional amendment to curb governors’ pardon powers around elections. The amendment won at the ballot box Tuesday by a vote of almost 40 percentage points. Unofficial results were 71% in favor to 29% opposing. The change limits Kentucky governors’ power to grant pardons and sentence commutations around elections by blocking [...]
He defeated Republican Ralph Alvarado, 54% to 42%, with 62% of precincts reporting.
Milan Momcilovic starred in his Kentucky debut, scoring a game-high 24 points
Incumbent congressmen who were seeking reelection in Kentucky have been reelected to another term. Republicans U.S. Reps. James Comer, Brett Guthrie and Hal Rogers won their elections Tuesday in the 1st, 2nd and 5th districts respectively. Democratic U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey in the 3rd district also got another term. They all faced challengers from the [...]
Kentucky State Police says 6-year-old Roman Heilman, who was reported missing in Louisa on Nov. 1, has been found safe. KSP thanked local, state and federal partners, as well as the hundreds of volunteers who assisted in the search for the boy. A volunteer tells LEX News Heilman was located by searchers on horseback. KSP says Roman is currently being...
Hyperscale data center developers are eyeing a potentially massive, controversial sales tax break passed by Kentucky state lawmakers, but they might have to meet a number of requirements recently outlined by a state board to get it. The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development published new policy documents Monday afternoon detailing these new hoops for data [...]
William Terry "Tubby" or "Fuzz" Caldwell, 72, of Bledsoe, died Oct. 25, 2026. Peggy Jane Scott, 75, of Baxter, died Oct. 24, 2026. Carl E. Giles, 90, of Harlan, died [...]
By Sean Daniels Spiritual Gifts What has your church meant to you? Before you answer, think about the people, the prayers, and the ways it has been there for you. [...]
Leaves are falling, winds are blowing, and the air is finally beginning to cool off. I am delighted! Fall has arrived in all her glory with vivid oranges, reds and [...]
BOONEVILLE, Ky. — Five families were displaced after an early Sunday morning fire damaged an apartment building in Owsley County. The fire broke out shortly before 3 a.m. at Booneville Homes apartments. Neighbors said flames could be seen shooting through the roof of an upstairs apartment before the fire spread to other units. "It was really scary," neighbor Ashley Bowman...
ROWAN COUNTY, Ky. -People living near the Rowan County Landfill could notice stronger odors over the next several weeks as Rumpke works on the landfill’s gas collection system. Rumpke says the work is part of ongoing efforts to address odors and reduce complaints from the surrounding community. The company expects the work to continue for about three to four weeks...
LEXINGTON, Ky. - A shooting in Lexington on Monday is renewing calls for community-driven prevention efforts, even as new figures show gun violence across the city has fallen dramatically. Devine Carama, director of ONE Lexington, said reaching young people before conflict turns violent is at the heart of that work. "Do we want our young people to live and thrive...
The Harlan County Lady Bears turned in a top-10 finish for the fourth consecutive year as they competed in the KHSAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday at Lexington. "I'm [...]
November 2, 2026 - Another October has passed and another Allhallowtide season (which collectively encompasses Halloween, the Day of the Dead, Samhain, All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, and All [...]
The 87-year-old driver from Bowling Green that was involved in a crash on Broadway in Nashville that killed one person and injured three others was booked into Nashville Metro Jail on Monday, Nov 2.
Two juveniles were injured in a shooting Monday morning in Lexington, according to the Lexington Police Department. Police responded to the area of Honey Jay Court and Centre Parkway at around 7:45 a.m., where a heavy police presence was reported. Schools on the Tates Creek campus, along with Millcreek Elementary School, were placed on heightened alert because of the nearby...
BOONEVILLE, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Several families were displaced after a fire destroyed an eight-unit apartment building in Booneville early Sunday morning, according to the Booneville Owsley County Volunteer Fire Department. Volunteer firefighter Michael Mason said crews arrived at Booneville Homes Apartments to find the two-story building engulfed in flames with heavy smoke. “We didn't have the man
LOUISA, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Kentucky State Police have issued an IAN Alert for a 6-year-old boy who was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Louisa. Police said Roman Heilman was last seen on Tadpole Road around 4 p.m. on Sunday. Roman is described as a white male, approximately 3 feet tall and weighing about 60 pounds. He has shoulder-length light...
Both candidates running for Pike County Jailer in the upcoming general election responded to questionnaires sent by the Appalachian News-Express, in which they discussed their plans as jailer and addressed the jail’s most critical needs.
A majority of candidates seeking the office in Pike County's six magistrate districts participated in a candidate profile series conducted by the Appalachian News-Express for challenged positions.
A public-access television station serving Pike County is facing an impending significant funding shortfall about two to three months before the end of its fiscal year.
DeFlock groups are multiplying and increasingly talking to each other, comparing notes about what resisting mass surveillance from small towns could mean — and how to harness a newfound wave of civic engagement. The post ‘Small Country Roads Everywhere’: DeFlock Spreads its Wings in Appalachia as Resistance to Surveillance Mounts appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
A special judge ruled that the trial of the man charged with murdering Amber Spradlin in Floyd County in 2023 and the two men accused of helping to tamper with evidence, will move forward Jan. 11.
VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX NEWS) -- Long before the horses cross the finish line at the Breeders’ Cup, another championship tradition is taking shape in Woodford County. Since 1988, Kroger has designed and produced the official floral blankets presented to Breeders’ Cup winners. This year, the public is getting a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into creating them. “We...
The big day is near. It is the scariest day of the year!
Company leaders say the new storefront directly serves approximately 1,000 registered patients currently enrolled in the state program throughout Eastern Kentucky.
In the race for Kentucky’s 5th Congressional District, Democratic nominee Ned Pillersdorf cast his ballot early in Prestonsburg, using the occasion to urge eastern Kentucky voters to make their voices heard.
On Saturday, Oct. 17, 606 Pred Hunters, an online group that aims to catch child predators, contacted the sheriff’s office to say they had arranged to meet a man at Thealka Park by using a decoy.
Fall colors brighten the hills surrounding James Wiley Craft Memorial Park in Whitesburg, where site preparation is underway for the city’s long-planned splash pad. The water-play area will offer children a place to cool off with fountains and sprays, without the standing water of a swimming pool. Planning began in 2020, when the city received a $100,000 federal Land and [...] The post Fall colors
Letcher County Schools plans to notify families by 5:45 a.m. when classes will be delayed an hour because of winter weather and no later than 6:45 a.m. when school is canceled. Superintendent Josh Yonts outlined the district’s winter weather plan online last week and at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting. When school is canceled, the district may use nontraditional [...] The post School dis
Kaye Combs Moore was born a month after Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. She grew up inspired by Earhart, earned her own pilot’s license and later portrayed the pioneering aviator for various organizations. She also became an active member of the Ninety-Nines, the international organization of women pilots that Earhart helped found. Now, at 89 [...] The post At
A Letcher County man is accused of shooting at police in Virginia after allegedly stabbing a woman at his home at Thornton. Stuart Reynolds, 72, was arrested early Sunday, October 25, at an overlook on Pound Mountain. A Wise County sheriff’s deputy suffered a minor injury from shattered glass during the encounter, Virginia State Police said. Reynolds was not injured. [...] The post Letcher man acc
Draper Hall played football at the University of Memphis, but he never forced his son, Kellan, to play football. “We put him in gymnastics. He was a black belt in taekwondo. We put him in wrestling so he would understand the physicality of the sport and overcome that. He won a state title in wrestling in Arkansas and was second [...] The post Kentucky remains in hunt for 5-star Kellan Hall first a
Letcher County Central will take a two-game winning streak into its regular-season football finale Friday, October 30, at Belfry. The Cougars improved to 5-4 by defeating Magoffin County 53-0 at home on October 9 and Powell County 34-8 on the road October 16. LCC outscored the two opponents by a combined 87-8, reversing a three-game losing streak. Friday’s kickoff at [...] The post LCC takes 2-gam
These frosty mornings are bringing back a slew of old memories — memories of rabbit hunting, which, for me now, is just that: a memory. We rabbit hunters ruled in the 1970s and ’80s. Those were fun times, and we had a blast. Most of my rabbit hunting buddies have gone to their forever hunting grounds. Sheriff Steve Banks is [...] The post Frosty mornings stir hunting memories first appeared on The
Bass fishing has been good on most area lakes. We go fishing every week, usually early, and often see bass breaking the surface, making big splashes as they bust through schools of shad. It is exciting to see and hear, and it really gets a bass fisherman going. This time of year, bass move into shallow areas and along shorelines, [...] The post Fall bass fishing brings hard strikes first appeared
The $10.3 trillion buildout dwarfs dot-com, electrification, railroad booms. The post Data Centers Are Now the Largest Financial Bet in US History appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
Appalachia, the same region that fueled the United States' industrialization, is building out its own unique relationship to the infrastructure of the globalizing 21st century. 100 Days in Appalachia is designing "The New Rural Landscape" beat to cover that relationship. The post Covering a New Tech Age in Appalachia appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .