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WTVQ ABC 3643m ago

Thursday: Extreme Heat Warning for central and eastern Kentucky. Partly sunny. Highs in the mid and upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Friday: Extreme Heat Warning for central an d eastern Kentucky. 20% chance for afternoon/evening showers and storms. Highs in the mid and upper 90s. Lows in the low and mid 70s. Saturday: 20% chance for isolated showers...

WKYT1h ago

Horse Soldier Farms is now home to Horse Soldier Bourbon, a 100,000-square-foot facility expected to bring as many as 50 jobs to the area and have a $100 million economic impact on the Lake Cumberland region.

WTVQ ABC 362h ago

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) - A 34-year-old woman is facing charges of wanton endangerment and endangering the welfare of a minor after Laurel County Sheriff's deputies found a malnourished 12-day-old baby at home off Echo Valley Road in Laurel County. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that Rachel Denning was arrested Tuesday afternoon at around 3 p.m. following a...

Harlan Enterprise3h ago

I recall that while growing up, I always wanted to hang around the older people. While kids my age were busy giving each other "Noogies", I wanted to hang out [...]

WTVQ ABC 368h ago

BOYLE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A motorcyclist died Tuesday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash in Boyle County, according to officials. The Boyle County Fire Department responded to the crash near the intersection of Alum Springs Road and Houge Hollow Road at approximately 3:59 p.m. after being dispatched by the Danville 911 Center. Emergency responders arrived to find...

Kentucky Lantern9h ago

LOUISVILLE — Jefferson County Clerk David Yates says “a clerical error by a former employee” prevented eight voters from casting a ballot in the 44th House District during Kentucky’s May primary. In that race, incumbent Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton, D-Shively, lost by five votes to Democratic challenger Kenya Wade. A recanvass was previously requested and completed. [...]

Harlan Enterprise9h ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded its Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the County [...]

Mountain Eagle12h ago

Officials are warning residents to take precautions as dangerous heat and humidity continue across Kentucky through at least Friday. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for the entire state through 8 p.m. EDT Friday, prompting local governments to open cooling centers. In Letcher County, the recreation center in Whitesburg has been opened as a cooling station. [...] The

Mountain Eagle12h ago

Neon Fire and Rescue will station an ambulance at the Letcher Volunteer Fire Department beginning this week in an effort to improve emergency response times in the lower end of Letcher County. Letcher County Judge/Executive Terry Adams announced the plan during a special meeting of the Letcher Fiscal Court on Monday. Adams said Neon Fire Chief Carter Bevins has agreed [...] The post Neon Fire & Re

Mountain Eagle12h ago

Hello, everyone. I hope you’ve all had a good week. The heat and humidity have returned, along with some much-needed rain. It looks like we’re in for a hot Independence Day weekend. Please be careful if you’re celebrating with fireworks. The rain arrived during our Gibson Family Reunion. Fortunately, we stayed dry inside, except for a couple of the younger [...] The post Family reunions fill busy

Mountain Eagle12h ago

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College (SKCTC), in partnership with Partners for Rural Impact (PRI), has launched the Promise Scholars Program, a summer bridge initiative designed to help recent graduates of Letcher County Central High School successfully transition to college. The Promise Scholars Program provides students with an opportunity to begin building the academic, personal, an

Mountain Eagle12h ago

Letcher County will use the last of the Covid-19 relief money it received to repair outdoor playgrounds and assist fire departments with insurance. The Letcher Fiscal Court voted this week to replace four sets of playground equipment that is damaged, outdated, or was removed because it was defective. Any money remaining will be given to fire departments in the county [...] The post Leftover funds

Mountain Eagle12h ago

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have horrible neck, shoulder, back and hip pain, which are all from different traumas. I’ve been seeing a pain doctor for the past 14 years. I started out by taking 5 mg of Vicodin and 4 mg of trazodone. Over the years, my prescriptions have been raised to 7.5 mg of oxycodone four times a day [...] The post Her pain meds quit working first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .

Kentucky Lantern13h ago

When the Kentucky General Assembly could not reconcile the House and Senate versions of Senate Bill 4 — a measure best known for restructuring the Jefferson and Fayette county school boards — its free conference committee added something neither chamber had debated: a Center for American Civics at the University of Kentucky. UK never asked [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJun 30

As Kentucky's largest utilities, it's our privilege to serve Louisville, Lexington and all of our customers whose families, homes and businesses are in more than 90 Kentucky counties. We've supported [...]

Appalachian News-ExpressJun 26

Three people were arrested on methamphetamine trafficking charges during the course of a drug investigation by the Pikeville Police Department, according to court documents.

Appalachian News-ExpressJun 26

Everyone wants jobs, just not in their backyard.

Appalachian News-ExpressJun 26

There's a delicious bit of irony playing out in stadiums across the United States. The icing on the multi-layered cake is that it's all being broadcast by Rupert Murdoch.

100 Days in AppalachiaJun 15

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 .