TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026  ·  EASTERN KENTUCKY'S COMMUNITY NEWS HUB
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WTVQ ABC 3612m ago

MOREHEAD, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A black bear was spotted inside Rodburn Hollow Park in Rowan County over the Fourth of July weekend. Officers said the bear did not pose an immediate threat. Morehead Police Department Captain Josh Ison said the sighting is not unusual for this time of year. "It's very typical this time of year. Usually...

WTVQ ABC 3627m ago

MERCER COUNTY, y. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) The body of 25-year-old Nazar Svintizelskiy, who went missing following a boating collision on Herrington Lake on Saturday night, has been found. According to the Mercer County Fire District, Svintizelskiy's body will be taken to Frankfort for autopsy. In a statement to social media, the district went on to send their condolences to...

WTVQ ABC 364h ago

The big heat finally relaxed across Central and Eastern Kentucky for the second half of the holiday weekend and that continued to kick off the first full week of July on Monday. Temperatures back off from the mid-90s late last week to the mid to upper 80s through the weekend as the dome of heat shifted eastward, which made it...

WTVQ ABC 366h ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams launched the Kentucky Time Capsule Project Monday, a statewide initiative commemorating America's 250th anniversary. According to Adams' office, the project invites Kentuckians from every corner of the state to contribute their voices, stories, photographs, artwork, and hopes for the future. Those interested in submitting

WTVQ ABC 368h ago

CASEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A head-on collision on KY 70 near Pruitt Lane in Casey County killed one driver and sent five others to the hospital Sunday afternoon. Kentucky State Police Post 15 Troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash just before 3 p.m. Investigators say 69-year-old Ronnie Lee of Liberty, was driving south on KY 70...

WTVQ ABC 368h ago

(ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A former University of Kentucky basketball player is facing federal wire fraud charges after a grand jury indicted him on five counts in the Northern District of West Virginia. The indictment reports that Kerr Kriisa, who played college basketball at various universities in the United States including UK, was indicted on June 2, on charges...

Harlan Enterprise8h ago

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 [...]

Harlan Enterprise11h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) - A University of Kentucky researcher is helping uncover how stars are born and evolve deep inside galaxies by revealing dozens of previously hidden star clusters buried [...]

Kentucky Lantern17h ago

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 [...]

Kentucky Lantern17h ago

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 [...]

Harlan EnterpriseJul 4

Special To The Enterprise Students from across the district gathered June 30-July 2 for hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics in the Harlan County High School STEM Academy [...]

Mountain EagleJul 4

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

Kentucky LanternJul 2

Kentucky’s utility regulator has launched an investigation into concerns it has about "troubling" managerial and planning practices at investor-owned electric utility Kentucky Power. The Kentucky Public Service Commission wrote in a Thursday morning order that it was opening an investigation into the Eastern Kentucky utility following years of concerns the regulator and the Kentucky attorney [...]

Appalachian News-ExpressJul 1

Officers from the Pikeville Police Department arrested a South Carolina man on June 30 on a litany of charges after he allegedly gave them false identification information and afterwards fled on foot, court records said.

Mountain EagleJul 1

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 EagleJul 1

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 EagleJul 1

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 EagleJul 1

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 EagleJul 1

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

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 .