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Kentucky Lantern1h ago

Days after launching his bid for governor, Democrat Rocky Adkins will join the lineup of speakers at the upcoming Fancy Farm Picnic, a Kentucky political tradition. Meanwhile, the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Andy Beshear declined to speak this year. Organizers announced the latest lineup Friday evening. The annual barbecue picnic, a fundraiser for the St. [...]

WTVQ ABC 361h ago

EVARTS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — Kentucky State Police (KSP) Trooper Shane Jacobs is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 38-year-old Harlan County man who was last seen in Evarts, Kentucky. According to Jacobs, KSP received a report from family members on Saturday that 38-year-old Shaun Slaman of Harlan County was...

WSAZ2h ago

President Donald Trump is imposing new tariffs on more than 80 countries, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, using a different legal authority than the global tariffs the U.S. Supreme Court struck down earlier this year.

WTVQ ABC 364h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: July 25 at 12:15 p.m. The Lexington Police Department has provided LEX News with additional information following a reported shooting that occurred in the 2900 block of Winter Garden in Lexington on Friday night. According to a press release, police responded to the scene around 8:38 p.m. Friday night...

Harlan Enterprise19h ago

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A well-known businessman and police officer has been appointed the new District 5 constable. On Friday, Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley named Brian Maas to [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 24

IVTYTON – A Magoffin County man was tragically killed in a freak accident on Monday while working to move a mobile home. Malcom Barry, 63 years old, had been employed by Conley's Transport for more than 10 years, died on July 20 while the business was moving a mobile home and were in the process [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 24

SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met in regular session on Monday, July 20, discussing the budget, tax rates and ongoing projects. Before the meeting began, David Gardner addressed the Mayor Stanley Howard, asking about an action listed in the minutes from a May 2025 city council meeting, that seemingly set the time limit for [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 23

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The Benham Power Board will conduct a power outage on Saturday only from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The outage will affect customers from Pine [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 23

Black Mountain School Begins: 7:45; dismissal: 2:35 Bus TBD – Disney down KY 215 to the school. Bus 202: Jason Farmer – Holmes Mill, Cotes, Dartmont to Evarts on KY [...]

Kentucky LanternJul 23

A federal judge has dismissed a case from the U.S. Department of Justice against Kentucky election officials that sought to gain access to voter registration data, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. In an opinion released Thursday, District Judge Claria Horn Boom cited a recent ruling regarding Michigan voter data [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 23

SALYERSVILLE – In a petition filed on July 14, Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard filed a petition to challenge the candidate status of former Mayor James “Pete” Shepherd, who is running against Howard for the top city seat this fall. The petition, filed by attorney John C. Collins for Howard, claims Shepherd is not a resident [...]

Salyersville IndependentJul 23

A road dedication honoring a fallen soldier was held this past weekend, remembering the life and sacrifice of Hargis Salyer, Jr., who died in battle in Germany during World War II. A portion of Ky Rt. 1635 in Magoffin County is now designated as "Private Hargis Salyer, Jr. Highway." The following resolution, passed by the [...]

Kentucky LanternJul 23

In the 1930s, as Harlan County, Kentucky, erupted into one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history, a quiet reality was unfolding two hundred miles to the west. In Crittenden County, men went into the ground every morning to dig fluorspar—a mineral essential to building the steel for Allied ships, the aluminum for [...]

Appalachian News-ExpressJul 22

The Pike County Board of Education gave its annual superintendent’s evaluation as it met in a special session on July 21 because scheduling issues delayed last week’s regular meeting.

Mountain EagleJul 22

Nearly 41 years after University of Kentucky student Tammy Dee Acker was stabbed to death during a robbery at her physician father’s Fleming-Neon home, the fate of the men convicted in the crime remains tied to a Kentucky death penalty system that has not carried out an execution in nearly two decades. Recent action by the Kentucky General Assembly changing [...] The post Acker killers still await

Mountain EagleJul 22

“I am scared for my life. I need help.” Those six handwritten words, written by Sarah Pendleton Wyatt in a sworn affidavit filed in Letcher District Court on July 16 became part of the public record less than 48 hours before authorities say her former husband walked into the Washboard laundromat where she worked and shot her multiple times. Kentucky [...] The post Ex-husband dies after shooting an

Mountain EagleJul 22

Zo Goodson grew up as a University of Kentucky basketball fan in Tell City, Ind., about two hours north of Lexington. He wanted to play basketball at UK, but when he realized that was not going to happen, he knew the next best step would be to become a student manager at what he considered the “best basketball program in [...] The post Smith’s Hall of Fame honor celebrated first appeared on The Mo

Mountain EagleJul 22

It is definitely the dog days of summer. You can still get outside and enjoy yourself if you can stand the heat. I can’t stay out in very hot weather, so I usually go fishing early in the morning, late in the evening or at night. When it comes to crappie fishing, summer can actually be one of the best [...] The post Hot weather sends crappie to deeper water first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .

Mountain EagleJul 22

While Benny Lee Hodge remains the only person under a death sentence for a murder committed in Letcher County, another person with close ties to the county also remains on Kentucky’s Death Row. Virginia Susan Caudill, 65, a native of Whitco, is the Commonwealth’s only female Death Row inmate. She is housed at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in [...] The post Letcher Co. native is K

Mountain EagleJul 22

Hello, everyone! I hope everyone had a good week. We had another week of rain and heat. Rain and heat remind me of boiling water — lol. I’ve been doing a lot of porch sitting with two fans going because I still want to be outside. The Feel Better List follows. When you have time, please send a prayer or [...] The post Community enjoys summer despite the heat first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .

Mountain EagleJul 22

Juanita Carolyn Mullins Breeding, 78, of Isom, died at her home on Saturday, July 11. Mrs. Breeding was retired from the Letcher County Board of Education after 20 years of service. She loved sitting on her porch and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed doing word puzzle books. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to [...] The post Services are held for Juanita Bree

Appalachian News-ExpressJul 21

Officers from the Pikeville Police Department arrested a woman July 20 on a charge of methamphetamine trafficking while attempting to serve a warrant on another person living at an address on Poplar Street.

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 .