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Search warrants have revealed that a 12-year-old girl had a lethal level of Benadryl in her system when she died in March.
A woman says she was walking on a city sidewalk toward a nearby bar when all of a sudden, she fell into an open manhole.
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What kind of craft projects do you like? Knitting, woodworking, ceramics, or fishing lures. There are so many things people love to do, and so many reasons why they do. [...]
There was a TV show that originally premiered on ABC in 1956 called To Tell the Truth. Bud Collyer was the host, with a panel of 3 celebrity guests tasked [...]
Zechariah 2: 8 "For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the [...]
For the last two weeks, we have been discussing the afterlife and who will receive it. Most religions are dogmatic about their salvation ideas, and Christianity may be the most [...]
Life has a way of spinning like a Ferris wheel... beautiful, bright, but always moving. The older we get, the more we realize that the real treasures aren't found in [...]
They say the operation resulted in 28 arrests, 54 total criminal charges, and the removal of illegal drugs with a street value of more than $102,000.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - As summer begins and families prepare for the upcoming school year, a recent report from Kentucky Public Health is raising concerns about declining vaccination rates among kindergarten-aged children in the state. Vaccine coverage for kindergarten-aged children at the county level declined nearly 2% on average during the 2024-2025 school year, according to an...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -ONE Lexington awarded roughly around $200,000 in grant money to 20 partner organizations working to combat gun violence in Lexington, as the city surpasses 150 days without a criminal homicide. Devine Carama, who founded ONE Lexington as a one-person operation with a limited budget, said the milestone reflects what the community has built together....
The tool is an online dashboard created in partnership with the University of Kentucky Rapid Actionable Data for Response and is housed on the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission website.
Former Kentucky star guard Rhyne Howard is headed back to the WNBA All-Star stage.
The worker died after a “haul truck accident” at Freeport-McMoRan’s Morenci mine, according to the company.
Taylor Eaton has more from the WSAZ+ studio.
The order was issued Tuesday night due to a natural gas leak.
The candidates running for central Kentucky's seat in Congress weighed in Tuesday on one of the biggest political stories in the country — the health of Sen. Mitch McConnell.
Reef balls weighing hundreds of pounds are being dropped to the bottom of Cave Run Lake on the Bath County side as part of a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife effort to improve underwater habitat that has deteriorated over decades.
We saw more of the same Tuesday with typical early July conditions across Central and Eastern Kentucky as a warm and humid air-mass stayed camped out over the region. While most locations saw plenty of sunshine, a slow moving upper level system helped fire a few scattered showers and thunderstorms through the afternoon hours. Given the lack of upper level...
LETCHER COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting that left one man hospitalized in Letcher County Monday afternoon. Troopers from KSP Post 13 in Hazard responded shortly after 4 p.m. Monday to a reported shooting on Sheas Fork in the McRoberts community after receiving a 911 call. At the scene, troopers reportedly located...
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX NEWS) — A Laurel County sheriff's deputy arrested a London man Monday on multiple Fayette County warrants, including charges of rape and burglary. 40-year-old Marcus Donald Easley was arrested at around 5:18 p.m. Monday off Waterworks Road, according to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office. Easley was charged on a Fayette County District Court complaint warrant with...
By John Henson Managing Editor A section of “Cawood’s Court” is back home in Harlan County. A program was held Tuesday at the Historic Harlan Museum to mark the addition [...]
A new analysis of state road paving contracts by a free market think tank shows that some asphalt companies receive a large share of single-bid contracts from the state, a practice the think tank argues raises costs for taxpayers because of the lack of competition for road projects. The analysis released Tuesday by the Kentucky [...]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — The Louisville Zoo set the highest attendance record in its 57-year history this fiscal year, welcoming 945,225 guests — surpassing all previous records, including the mark set during the opening of Glacier Run in 2012. Mayor Craig Greenberg and Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney announced the milestone, crediting community support, expanded access programs...
Gov. Andy Beshear has announced two more people died from severe flooding that swept through Kentucky last week.
Rhonda Howard, 57, of Harlan, died June 30, 2026. Ovie Canady, 51, of Bell County (formerly of Evarts), died June 30, 2026. William (Bill) J. Lisenbee, 88, of Rio Vista, [...]
Ever since Kentucky lawmakers approved statewide sales tax breaks for hyperscale data centers, developers are eyeing the state as a place to build these potentially massive, electricity-intensive operations. The state has long been home to smaller data centers that power various online services such as digital cloud storage. But with the surge of billions of [...]
Almost 20 years ago, Kentucky native Bill Bishop wrote “The Big Sort,” a very prescient book that provided an analysis of how Americans were organizing their lives according to their political identities. They were choosing where to live, work, and play based on their desire to be among people who shared their political philosophy. As [...]
SHELBYVILLE - A comprehensive collection of personal Colonel Harland Sanders memorabilia ever brought to public auction will be available to collectors, historians, entrepreneurs, and fans on July 28, at Claudia [...]
“Especially during points of isolation, kids were able to use social media as a means to stay connected to their friends and their peers, which is really important. We want that connectivity."
As usual, political shenanigans around education are a bipartisan game, fun for everyone except those most affected, our kids, be they little tykes or college students. The past couple of weeks in Kentucky are nothing new. Consider the following: -Auditor Allison Ball announced her completed audit of the Jefferson County Public Schools, and I could [...]
FRANKFORT – Gov. Andy Beshear has filled two vacancies on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees with longtime supporters as he works to exercise more control over the direction of the state's flagship university. In an executive order filed June 26 – and effective July 1 – Beshear appointed Ruth Cecelia Day as an [...]
One person was injured Friday night in a fireworks accident at the annual Independence Day celebration at Isom. The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. less than a half-hour into the annual fireworks show in the unincorporated village. Volunteers were shooting commercial fireworks for the crowd gathered in the Isom Fairgrounds and along KY 15 when one shell apparently exploded on [...] The post One
I'm a little late getting started on this one. I was singing "Country Roads" with the crowd after we beat Bosnia and Herzegovina with one hand tied behind our backs.
Two hundred fifty years is a great threshold for a country that can’t agree on daylight saving time or the difference between a war and a conflict.
The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued an order July 2 opening an investigation case to allow it to proceed with a management audit of Kentucky Power.
In the latest round, eight counties — including Perry, Letcher and Johnson — and two cities are sharing funds to fix or replace 10 bridges.
Kentucky took part in a national takedown that charged hundreds of people across 45 states. Six people now face state or federal charges.
The Kentucky State Police Post 9, Pikeville, is investigating a one-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a Pike County man, the agency said in a statement.
All federal, state and local governmental offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day, which falls on Saturday this year.
KSP says they responded to the scene of single-vehicle crash on U.S. 23 in the Pikeville community of Pike County on Wednesday.
Edelen framed the project as an opportunity for coal communities to benefit from the transition to renewable energy.
The city of Hazard is preparing for a full weekend of Fourth of July events in Perry County, with officials also urging residents to take precautions as high temperatures are expected during the outdoor festivities.
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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
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
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
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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
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