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WTVQ ABC 363h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Artificial intelligence is becoming part of everyday life, from helping with grocery lists to answering questions online, and colleges are adapting to that reality. The University of Kentucky is welcoming its first full class of 33 students into its new artificial intelligence major this fall, with enrollment expected to keep...

WTVQ ABC 363h ago

LINEFORK, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - A Letcher County man died on Friday as a result of his injuries caused by a motorcycle accident that occurred two days earlier in the Linefork community on Wednesday, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). According to a press release, authorities responded to Kentucky Highway 1103 in regards to a...

Kentucky Lantern6h ago

A woman who was detained by federal immigration agents at the Louisville airport a couple of weeks ago has been released from custody Friday. A federal judge ordered the release of Sarafinah Bukirwa and her family paid her bond, according to media reports. Earlier this week, Bukirwa’s brother, Isaac Kabunga, appeared with Democratic U.S. Rep. [...]

WTVQ ABC 3621h ago

It's been a great stretch of weather the last few days across Central and Eastern Kentucky and Friday was no exception as we put the wraps on the month of July. With high pressure hanging on across the eastern part of the Ohio Valley, we enjoyed more sunshine along with unseasonably low humidity across the areas. Temperatures were a touch...

Salyersville Independent22h ago

LONDON – A Martin County couple arrested in Magoffin earlier this month, along with another person, are now facing federal drug trafficking charges. On July 23, a federal grand jury in London indicted Jimmy E. Hall, Frankie Hall and Jimmy Blake Hall. Count 1 of the indictment alleges that beginning in March 2025 through July [...]

WTVQ ABC 3623h ago

VERSAILLES, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Police have arrested a Lexington woman and detained a juvenile suspect in connection with two recent armed robberies at gas stations in Woodford County. The Versailles Police Department reported that 19-year-old Amanda Hornsby was arrested after an investigation into robberies at a Speedway Gas Station in Versailles and a Shell Gas Station in...

Salyersville Independent23h ago

SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in special session on Wednesday, July 22, in a meeting postponed from the day before due to severe weather in the forecast. The fiscal court approved the following fund transfers from the general fund: $25,000 to the jail fund, $56,000 to the road fund, $20,500 to 911, [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 31

SALYERSVILLE – With budget cuts putting many of the senior center’s programs in jeopardy, a local city councilman is holding a fundraiser to help continue Meals on Wheels. Earlier this month Magoffin County Senior Citizens Center Director Marlene Howard announced that they had been notified that their budget had been cut $71,000. “We knew they [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 31

JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 1081 between Falcon and Wheelersburg in eastern Magoffin County should prepare to use an alternate route for the next 90 days, as a project to replace a concrete box culvert will begin on Wednesday, July 29. The project location is at milepoint 16.8, which is 0.5 miles northwest of KY 3334 and [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 31

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Jessica F. Prater, principal of Herald Whitaker Middle School, was selected to attend the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals program this year. Prater is one of 45 participants from across the Commonwealth chosen for this year-long, executive-level leadership training course, usually reserved for the nation’s top CEOs. Leadership Institute [..

Harlan EnterpriseJul 31

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host four dove quota hunts and four traditional mentor/youth dove quota hunts during the early part of [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 31

FRANKFORT - Kentucky's draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan, a four-year listing of scheduled transportation projects using federal transportation funds, is ready for public review and comments will be [...]

WTVQ ABC 36Jul 31

JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Jessamine County nonprofit wants to help more entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses. Officials with Acture said they want to make starting a business a little less intimidating by giving entrepreneurs the tools and support they need to succeed. Officials add the goal is to help entrepreneurs avoid common mistakes...

Kentucky LanternJul 30

A state economic development board voted Thursday to give state tax refunds to an international renewable energy company looking to invest $307 million to build a 188-megawatt solar installation in Fleming County. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority awards most financial incentives including grants, tax breaks and more to companies through the Cabinet for Economic [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 30

SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (KT) - The historic auction of Colonel Harland Sanders' personal collection generated just shy of $300,000 in sales, with more than 100 artifacts sold across 74 lots to [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 29

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The following people have been taken into custody at the Harlan County Detention Center (Note: some inmates have recently been released): Ben Hensley, 53, of [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 29

The standard definition of a plant is a life form that is green and capable of making its own food through photosynthesis, and for the majority of plant families, that [...]

Mountain EagleJul 29

The calm of midsummer is evident in this trio of white-tailed deer photographed Tuesday morning at Thornton. The two bucks, their antlers still covered in velvet, are typical of the loose bachelor groups often seen in July before the approach of autumn causes bucks to separate, shed their velvet and prepare for the fall rut. The doe is likely taking [...] The post Morning Visitors at Thornton firs

Mountain EagleJul 29

Law enforcement sources say the son of a woman who was shot during a July 18 domestic violence attack at a Whitesburg laundromat wrestled the gun away from his father after his mother was wounded. While the investigation remains open, law enforcement sources said Richard Wyatt Jr., 26, of Little Dry Fork, is not expected to face criminal charges because [...] The post Security video sheds new ligh

Mountain EagleJul 29

A Linefork woman and two others were killed in two separate crashes Saturday afternoon and evening on the Hal Rogers Parkway in Leslie County. Penny Ison, 64, of KY 1103 near the Campbell Town community at Linefork, was killed in the first crash. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart, the collision occurred about 2:54 p.m. Saturday, July 25, [...] The post Linefork woman among 3

Mountain EagleJul 29

If you wanted to find the perfect blueprint for a University of Kentucky football player, just take a look at senior safety Ty Bryant. He’s a legacy recruit — his father, Cisco, played receiver for coach Jerry Claiborne. He was a versatile all-state player and state champion for Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington. He’s played in all 37 games [...] The post UK’s Bryant embraces leadership

Mountain EagleJul 29

This column is dedicated to our friend, Misty Rogers Combs, as she shares memories of her father, Jack Rogers of Whitesburg. The following are her words, not mine. My favorite fishing memories, though, were our bluegill trips. Those weren’t really for him — they were for us. He wanted us to love the art of fishing, so he always took [...] The post Remembering a father’s love through fishing first

Mountain EagleJul 29

It is that time of year to get out and enjoy some wade fishing in our local streams and rivers. We are blessed to have several excellent wade-fishing streams in our area, along with others just a short drive away. If you’ve never tried wade fishing, you’re missing one of the most enjoyable ways to spend a summer day outdoors. [...] The post Beat the heat, take advantage of wade fishing first appea

Mountain EagleJul 29

A controversy that began with an anonymous reader comment in The Mountain Eagle’s long-running “Speak Your Piece” feature quickly grew into a national social media firestorm July 23 generating hundreds of angry phone calls, emails and online messages directed at the newspaper and its employees. The controversy centered on a comment published in the newspaper’s July 22 edition criticizing President

Mountain EagleJul 29

No arrests have been made in the wounding of a Mayking man last week. According to law enforcement, a man took himself to the emergency room at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital about 8:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, complaining that he had been shot with a 12-gauge shotgun by a man whose name he gave only as “Lonnie.” The man [...] The post No arrests yet in Mayking shooting first appeared on

Appalachian News-ExpressJul 28

Education is one of the Kentucky General Assembly's highest priorities, and lawmakers have backed that commitment with historic investments aimed at strengthening public schools and improving opportunities for students across the Commonwealth.

Appalachian News-ExpressJul 28

In what's possibly the worst-kept political secret in a while, Rocky Adkins, a former state representative who served as senior adviser to Gov. Andy Beshear until July 10, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor.

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 .