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The suspect has been denied bond and will be placed on an ICE detainer.
Sunday, the city of Charleston lost a beloved member of the community, the Rev. Jim Lewis, who died at the age of 90.
Tim Irr caught up at Huntington's Ritter Park with the family from Maine.
Police say he made inappropriate gestures and comments to an underage girl.
Investigators seized fentanyl, crack and nearly $19,000 cash.
Several Louisville families grieving loved ones who’ve died met downtown Monday night, hoping that detectives get closer to finding tangible justice in all of their different cases.
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The DOT said $65 million won’t cover the entire project cost, but it will also help fund a rehabilitation project for the Kanawha Turnpike Overpass which crosses over I-64.
NEW YORK, N.Y. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Las Vegas Aces have selected Kentucky guard Jordan Obi with the 44th overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Obi was at Kentucky for two years but played just one due to a torn ACL ahead of the 2024–25 season. As a senior, Obi averaged 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per...
Kentucky Women’s Basketball sees two Wildcats selected in the WNBA Draft.
NEW YORK, Ny. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Amelia Hassett became the third Wildcat selected in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night, going 35th overall to the Los Angeles Sparks. The 6-foot-4 Australian played two seasons at Kentucky after transferring from Eastern Florida. During the 2025-26 season, she averaged 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, shooting 39.7% from...
Lexington’s Racial Justice and Equity Commission held the first of three listening sessions Tuesday night, gathering public input on how the city can better serve underserved communities.
NEW YORK (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Tonie Morgan was selected with the 32nd pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night by the Chicago Sky. Morgan spent her senior season at Kentucky after playing her first three years at Georgia Tech. In 2025-26, Morgan averaged 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game. In her lone season...
Teonni Key is the first Wildcat off the board in the 2026 WNBA Draft! Find out who is headed where after Monday night's draft, and if any other Kentucky connections were selected
Decrying what he characterized as underfunding and unfunded mandates, Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday issued line-item vetoes on budget bills passed by the General Assembly. Beshear’s vetoes include judicial branch allocations the chief justice has warned would not be enough to keep all court services running. Lawmakers return to Frankfort Tuesday and Wednesday to wrap [...]
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has issued more than two dozen vetoes of bills approved by Kentucky’s Republican-controlled legislature ranging from Medicaid copays to lowering the legal age to carry a concealed firearm. The GOP supermajority has the votes to override Beshear’s objections Tuesday and Wednesday, which are the final days of the 2026 legislative session. [...]
As of Monday morning, Perry County had a total of 13 fires either active or contained.
FRANKFORT — Emily Brook Benningfield, the secretary of the Louisville Democratic Party, has filed a sworn complaint with the Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission asking for an investigation of Sen. Julie Raque Adams' compensation from a nonprofit called Kentucky Strong Inc. which has been funded exclusively by lobbying interests in recent years. Benningfield said in the [...]
Mayor Linda Gorton alongside other city leaders acknowledged that Lexington's winter weather response fell short, and she says the city is taking steps to make sure it doesn't happen again.
It has been well over a year since the deadly 2024 police shooting of Doug Harless, and newly released KSP files are shedding light on the night London police served a warrant at the wrong address.
The economic challenges experienced across the country are landing on the doorstep of off-campus apartments and homes near the university.
SOMERSET, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Samuel Wilson Catron, a well-known Pulaski County Sheriff who served in law enforcement for 28 years, remains one of the most-visited graves at the Somerset Cemetery since his death in 2002. According to a Facebook post from the Somerset Cemetery, on April 13, 2002, Samuel was fatally shot while walking to his cruiser...
WHITESBURG, Ky. -- Federal health officials are offering free black lung screenings for coal miners in Eastern Kentucky. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will host the screenings on April 16 at the Whitesburg Medical/Dental Clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program is open to all current and former coal miners, including those who worked underground, on the surface, or as c
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to support the expansion and modernization of its clinical simulation lab. ARC uses congressionally appropriated funds to invest in Appalachia’s economic and community development through grants. The ARC grant program provides financial as
Matthew 25: 40 "And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these [...]
Here is our weekly 15th Region softball standings. Let us know if you agree or if we should shake things up! Stay tuned to our Mountain Top Sports website and Facebook page for our weekly ranking updates. As of April 13, 2026: The post 15th Region baseball standings – April 13, 2026 appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Here is our weekly 15th Region softball standings. Let us know if you agree or if we should shake things up! Stay tuned to our Mountain Top Sports website and Facebook page for our weekly ranking updates. As of April 13, 2026: The post 15th Region softball standings - April 13, 2026 appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
ORLANDO, Fla. - Prestonsburg student, eight-year-old Blakelynn Crider, competed this past weekend in dance competitions in Orlando, bringing home a national award and other honors. The Prestonsburg Elementary third-grader represented Dance Etc. in the Stage 8 Dance Nationals in the jazz solo division. When all was said and done, she emerged the national champion. But that wasn't the only accomplis
ROBINSON CREEK, Ky. -- A Pike County man has been arrested after police say he was caught in the act trying to steal a refrigerator from a home. Kentucky State Police was called Sunday afternoon to Collins Highway over a report of a burglary in progress. The property owner told police he saw a man and child entering the house on his security camera, so he went to the location and blocked the drive
META, Ky. -- A Letcher County woman who pleaded guilty a federal meth distribution conspiracy charge last month has been arrested for meth trafficking again. Just before 1 a.m., Saturday, a state trooper pulled over a truck traveling 35 miles an hour along U.S. 119 near the Zebulon exit. The driver, 39-year-old Britia Noel Johnson, of McRoberts, turned over her license and registration, and the of
by ROD MULLINS BRISTOL, Tenn. - Connor Zilisch rediscovered his winning form Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, parlaying a bold pit strategy into a victory in the Suburban Propane 300. While Zilisch celebrated in Victory Lane, veteran Justin Allgaier walked away with a $100,000 O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash 4 Cash bonus, finishing fourth as the highest-placing eligible driver. The race turned o
LEXINGTON - The Children's Miracle Network (CMN) announced on Friday that its partners raised a record $1.7 million for the Golisano Children's Hospital at the University of Kentucky in 2025. [...]
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) says they are currently accepting applications to fill game warden positions in a dozen counties. Applications will be accepted [...]
Kentucky lawmakers worked against the clock and late into the night before breaking April 1 to send a pile of legislation to the governor’s desk, including reserving a spot in the statehouse for a statue of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and banning sales of the herbal supplement kratom. One thing that didn’t make it under [...]
Kentuckians have a week to register to vote in the May 19 primary election. The deadline to register is 4 p.m. local time Monday, April 20. Highlighting the ballot is the race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell who is retiring after 42 years in the Senate. Kentuckians this [...]
By John Henson Managing Editor The sale of the Black Mountain Utility District (BMUD), which provides water for approximately 30 percent of Harlan County residents, moved forward Friday with an [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A Blackmont woman has been arrested on drugs and other charges. According to the report, Kentucky State Police Trooper Jake Spurlock pulled Tabitha Ealy, 36, [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise An alleged sex crime committed on Saturday in Loyall led to an arrest Loyall Police Officer Ben Pace arrested Adam Mills, 27, for procuring or [...]
By Bill Templeton Sports Writer Harlan County High School all-stater Trent Noah announced on social media Sunday that he will return for his junior season as a member of the [...]
On April 7 at approximately 12:11 a.m., troopers conducted a motorist assist on KY-80 near Sylvester Branch in the Emmalena community.
LAKEVILLE - Magoffin County Sheriff Bill Meade tells Mortimer Media Group law enforcement is still looking for one of two men who fled a Magoffin County residence on Lakeville Road during an execution of a search warrant recently. The search warrant was the result of a three-year investigation. Authorities are still looking for Eddie McFarland [...]
WEST MAPLE ST. - In Salyersville, David Austin Dotson, 29, of Sugar Camp Road, in Salyersville, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and wanton endangerment after authorities say they found him under the influence with a child inside the vehicle. Salyersville Police Department officers received a call in the area of West [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A candidate in the local county clerks race officially has withdrawn from upcoming election, though his name will still appear on the ballot. Magoffin County Clerk Renee Shepherd announced on Tuesday this week that Justin Williams had withdrawn as the Republican candidate in the Magoffin County court clerk race due to Williams taking [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met briefly on Wednesday, April 1, passing a budget amendment and discussing the status of the sewer projects. A representative with Big Sandy Area Development District told the council they have now received the grant agreement from the Department of Local Government, showing the city is now in compliance [...]
Paintsville, Ky. – The Special Olympics Kentucky Area 3&9 Track and Field Meet will return to Johnson Central High School in Paintsville on Saturday, April 11. The Area 3&9 Meet includes more than 150 athletes from Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Fleming, Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Letcher, Lewis, Magoffin, Martin, Mason, Perry, and Rowan Counties. The event will [...]
It's a great week when the leaves pop out and Meat & Tater pop in. They've been on the road since Mardi Gras.
For more than a decade, the fight against opioid addiction has been all-consuming. Progress has come — not enough and far too slowly — but every life saved makes the effort worthwhile.
The eggs have been in the coal basket for a very long time, which allowed coal-producing counties to reap the benefit of a severance tax on coal produced. Now that the eggs are broken, coal production is down significantly and counties are getting less tax revenue; will a bill in
Appalachian Regional Healthcare filed a lawsuit against Pike County and the Pike County Detention Center in December; however, the county jailer claims the detention center is not liable for medical services in excess of $3.2 million.
Two men are facing drug trafficking charges after unconnected incidents on April 8 and April 9.
Moore said filling up the truck costs $130 to $140 each time, and he fills up two or three times a week.
Publix is set to open locations in Richmond, Versailles and Bowling Green
More than a dozen members of the Neon Lions Club were at the Fleming-Neon Public Library to help move books into the newly renovated building. The library took on more than five feet of water during the flood of 2022, destroying the interior and its contents. The library district has been buying books and accepting donations since then, cataloging books, [...] The post Club helps move books into F
Letcher County is slated to receive more than $40 million in highway improvements over the next three years under Kentucky’s newly approved six-year road plan, with additional major projects lined up beyond 2028. The funding is part of House Bill 502, which establishes the state’s 2026–2028 Biennial Highway Construction Plan, part of a broader transportation budget totaling about $3.41 billion [..
The Jenkins City Council has voted to sign a task force agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), allowing Jenkins City Police to be deputized as federal immigration officers. ICE has also approached the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office about joining the 287(g) program, but Sheriff Billy Jones said the office is still reviewing the proposal. It is unknown whether [...] The post
The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a former Kingscreek fire chief who was sentenced to five years in prison for first-degree sexual abuse. Robert Wayne Meade, also known as Bill Meade, was 81 years old when he was convicted on September 9, 2024. Meade was the longtime chief of the Kingscreek Volunteer Fire Department, and some [...] The post Ex-fire chief can’t escape convi
Pat Etcheberry, a native of Chile, was a Southeastern Conference javelin champion at Kentucky in 1966. He later served as an assistant track coach at UK from 1967–79 and head coach from 1979–84. He also worked as the strength and conditioning coach for all UK teams from 1973–89, where his innovative methods helped numerous athletes and played a major role [...] The post Players loved strength coac
The Letcher County Central Lady Cougars fast-pitch softball team improved to 7-6 on the season after picking up wins Monday at Hazard and earlier in the week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Statistics for the Lady Cougars’ 5-4 win over Hazard were not available at press time. Letcher Central also earned a decisive 15-0 victory over Lake Center Christian of [...] The post Lady Cougars pick up wins
The Jenkins Lady Cavaliers fast-pitch softball team is off to a strong start, carrying a 6-1 record into Wednesday night’s home game against Hazard. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jenkins picked up two recent wins, including an 11-1 victory in five innings over Knott County Central on April 6. Ariana Brown led the Lady Cavs at the plate, [...] The post Lady Cavs start strong first appeared on
The Letcher County Central Cougars baseball team picked up back-to-back wins to improve to 8-5 on the season. The Cougars, coached by Chris Amburgey, opened their 40-game schedule on March 20 and have gained momentum with recent victories over Powell County and Magoffin County. Letcher Central’s latest win came Monday at Alice Lloyd College in Pippa Passes, where the Cougars [...] The post LCC boy
IndyCar driver Sting Ray Robb hosted a fundraiser at NCM Motorsports Park to support Freedom Service Dogs of America, which provides specially trained service dogs to veterans and people with disabilities at no cost.
