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WSAZ Investigation | West Virginia School Clothing Voucher applications open

Applications were supposed to go out July 1, but were delayed by the state Department of Human Services, as part of a larger review of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) grant.

Herd of goats clear Athens bike path of invasive plants

The goats, provided by Lancaster, Ohio-based ‘Goats on the Go’, have been grazing along the Athens bike path near East State Street for several weeks to clear invasive plants such as poison ivy, autumn olive and ragweed, city officials said.

First Alert Forecast

Severed weather is expected on Tuesday. Tony has the storm pattern in high crosshairs.

Christian preschool employee charged with soliciting a minor

Heather Nichole Hill is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor and eight counts of disseminating obscene material to a person under 18.

Fatal crash raises questions for cable barriers

Jackson County I-77 crash: Sheriff calls for cable barriers after 3 killed Sheriff, WVDOT weigh in on median safety after four-vehicle crash claims three lives

Kentucky bourbon industry faces new pressure as U.S.-Canada renewed trade tensions

Kentucky bourbon industry faces new pressure as U.S.-Canada renewed trade tensions.

Cabell County Fair prepares to open their gates

Organizers and vendors tell WSAZ how they prepare for the Cabell County Fair.

Corbin mother sentenced for charge connected to daughter’s death

Danisha Martin was sentenced to ten years in prison for complicity to reckless homicide.

Crash involving 100-year-old Model T injures 3

A pickup truck and a piece of automobile history crashed Monday morning, hurting three people.

One dead in two-vehicle accident

One person is dead after a two‑vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Wilderness Highway in Nicholas county.

One Lexington launches safety plan after back-to-back shootings at Falcon Crest Apartments

Community leaders are rolling out a safety action plan at Falcon Crest Apartments on Centre Parkway following two shootings in less than one week.

Public Service Commission, take action on high bills and energy affordability now

Kentuckians are feeling the strain as residential energy bills sky-rocket and historic heat waves grip the region. Families need solutions that will lower energy burdens and monthly costs. For that reason, Sierra Club Kentucky – alongside six other community advocacy organizations – submitted a letter to the state’s Public Service Commission (PSC) asking that the [...]

Beshear appoints Adkins to Kentucky State Fair Board

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear appointed his former senior adviser, Rocky Adkins, to the Kentucky State Fair Board, which is embroiled in controversy after the governor gained control of the board following a recent Kentucky Supreme Court opinion. Adkins, who left Beshear’s administration earlier this month amid speculation that he will run for governor in 2027, [...]

KET’s Renee Shaw to retire from the public television network at the end of July

Renee Shaw, a notable Kentucky journalist who has worked at KET for 29 years, will retire from the state’s public television network at the end of July. Shaw, the director of Public Affairs and moderator at KET, hosts Kentucky Edition weekly and Kentucky Tonight, the network’s public policy discussion series. Ahead of elections, she moderates [...]

Recent Rainfall Improves Kentucky Drought Conditions

FRANKFORT - The rainfall of the past week has put quite a dent in the ongoing drought areas of Kentucky, according to the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor report that was [...]

Altria's recent gift to UK follows long history of corporate white-washing of tobacco

In 1996, the Cigarette Papers was published, revealing how Kentucky’s Tobacco and Health Research Institute at the University of Kentucky presented itself as an independent arm of a publicly funded university, but in fact it was run by tobacco manufacturers and their highly paid lawyers. Although the purported goals of the institute were to conduct [...]

Apparent domestic dispute leaves one dead in Letcher

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise WHITESBURG — Kentucky State Police Post 13 received a 911 call on Saturday around 4:40 p.m., about a shooting at a laundromat located on Jenkins [...]

Harlan falls to Henry County in Senior League state tournament

The Harlan Senior League All Stars suffered a pair of losses to Henry County in the state tournament on July 11 in Lawrenceburg, falling 6-4 and 10-0. Addyson Patton led [...]

Benham adds new police cruiser due to Frazier foundation grant

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Benham officials have added a police cruiser for the city's police department with help of the Robert E. Frazier Tri-City Area Charitable Grant Foundation. It [...]

KENTUCKY STATE POLICE RELEASE DETAILS IN WHITESBURG SHOOTING

A Whitesburg woman was critically wounded Saturday afternoon in a shooting at a laundromat on Jenkins Road, and her ex-husband later died from what Kentucky State Police describe as a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to a news release issued Saturday night by Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard, troopers received a 911 call at approximately 4:39 p.m. reporting a [...] The post KENTUCKY

U.S. 421 work nears completion

Man arrested on drug charges

By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Kentucky State Police Trooper Colby Amburgey made an arrest Thursday of an Ages man. Billy Jack Hickson, 40, was charged with several violations late Thursday [...]

Refreshing splashes

Summer sounds from downtown

Hardy family given ‘Legacy Farm’ designation

Eastern Kentucky should take advantage of AI boom

Artificial intelligence may sound like something happening far away in Silicon Valley, Washington, or overseas, but AI depends on something very real: electricity, land, cooling, fiber, roads, workers, substations, transmission lines, and industrial infrastructure.

Total-T solution

There's totally a solution for that problem. Or should I say there's a Total-T solution?

Life, love and death

If you expect life to be cruel, you won’t be disappointed. For the most part, we didn’t ask to be born. We were either planned or an accident. Either way, we are here and are faced with the daunting task of life, which is filled with happiness and sorrow.

Connection Church hosts back-to-school event

Connection Church invites families throughout the region to attend Back to School Sunday on July 19. This is a special event designed to encourage and support students entering the 2026–27 school year.

Letcher County teen delivers 99 care packages to Eastern Kentucky veterans

Breanna Cantrell, a junior in the dual-credit STEM program, said the project, which she called “Thank a Vet,” was inspired by her great-grandfather’s service in World War II.

Young Hawk Makes Dramatic Appearance

A trail camera in southern Letcher County captured this remarkable close-up of a young hawk as it spread its wings while landing only a few feet from the camera. The photograph was taken at 11:30 a.m. July 10 at Payne Gap near the headwaters of the North Fork of the Kentucky River, where Pine Mountain rises above the valley. Based [...] The post Young Hawk Makes Dramatic Appearance first appeared

Top recruit brings rare athleticism to UK

Four-star offensive lineman Dominic Black of New Madison (Ohio) Tri-Village High School had almost 40 major college scholarship offers when he committed to Kentucky over Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Michigan State and others. The 6-foot-5, 290-pound Black is rated as a top-200 national recruit by both Rivals and 247Sports. Rivals has him as the No. 12 offensive tackle in his [...] The post T

The importance finding a great spot for fishing

There will always be parts of a lake that hold more fish than others. Fishermen refer to these areas as hot spots or honey holes. But there has to be something about these places that consistently produces better fishing than surrounding water. Features such as quick access to both deep and shallow water, abundant baitfish, several forms of cover at [...] The post The importance finding a great sp

County to more in support of animal shelter

The Letcher Fiscal Court will add another $1,000 per month to the amount it pays the Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter after the shelter’s board chair told members of the court it did not have enough money to pay its bills. The shelter, located off KY 80 in Perry County, handles stray dogs and cats from four counties, and is [...] The post County to more in support of animal shelter first app

Perry County officials warn of door-to-door asphalt scam

According to the Perry County Fiscal Court, two men have been going house-to-house in the community claiming to be employees of the fiscal court.

Kentucky State Police launch “Trooper Talk” podcast

The show, called “Trooper Talk,” features candid conversations with troopers, crime prevention tips, public safety advice and information about careers with KSP.

Floyd County woman reported missing weeks ago found safe

At the time she was reported missing, Moore was described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and about 165 pounds, with blue eyes and dirty blonde hair.

A welcome reminder

I recently received a call from a reader who expressed concern that my columns, which they believed had previously had an unbiased outlook, had begun to show a bias toward sympathy for the Democratic Party.

Gov. Beshear announces bridge funding, new homes for eastern Kentucky flood survivors

In the latest round, eight counties — including Perry, Letcher and Johnson — and two cities are sharing funds to fix or replace 10 bridges.

Muskingum: The End of an Island Refuge's Fossil Fuel Legacy

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 .