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A cheer competition in South Carolina was canceled after high winds knocked down a stage backdrop and seriously injured someone.
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Two of the defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case have indicated they are not opposed to another continuance in the trial, leaving only the primary defendant as having objected to further delays. Spradlin's body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney. McKinney's son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, wh
Ray Duet is the "Bayou Cajun Craftsman" and he hand carves models of boats he saw while shrimping in Louisiana.
A cancer study, called Voices of Black Women, aims to enroll 100,000 Black women across 20 states and Washington, D.C.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Lexington fire crews are on the scene of a reported house fire on Curtiswood Drive Tuesday morning. Lexington fire reported that crews were called to the 2100 block of Curtiswood Drive on reports of a structure fire. Units arrived to find the detached garage engulfed and they quickly extinguished the fire. Two homes...
LEWIS COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Lewis County officials report that a body was recovered from the Ohio River on Monday afternoon near Scott Park in Vanceburg. According to officials, Lewis County E-911 received a call around 4:37 p.m. reporting a body in the river near the park. As a result, the Vanceburg Police Department, Lewis County Emergency...
Rural parents across the country are having trouble finding pediatricians. We look at what could be behind this growing crisis.
Authorities are searching for a special forces veteran who is accused of shooting his wife.
After a moving truck crash left a couple's belongings abandoned, an investigation revealed several complaints against the company
We are all philosophers, which simply means we all have opinions and worldviews about most everything. Since the birth of the internet and social media, we've seen just how true [...]
The Aging Untold experts explain how sibling disagreements can complicate care for aging parents and provide strategies for finding common ground.
The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office took two individuals into custody on Monday, May 4, after responding to a complaint about possible illegal narcotics trafficking.
LEXINGTON — Republican U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie — who has become a target of President Donald Trump this election cycle — took to KET’s debate stage alone Monday night to pitch himself to voters ahead of the state’s primary two weeks away. Massie, who represents Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, was interviewed on air by KET’s Renee Shaw [...]
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is investigating reports of an unusually high number of brain tumors diagnosed in Eastern Kentucky children. Beth Fisher, a spokeswoman with the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, told the Lantern the state is “aware of reports concerning a potential increase in pediatric brain tumor cases.” It’s unclear [...]
BEREA, Ky. (LEX 18) - Berea residents are mourning the loss of two people killed in a shooting at a US Bank on Chestnut Street on April 30, as the suspected gunman faces federal charges connected to the attack. Brailen Weaver, 18, made his first appearance in federal court Monday, where he was read three charges: armed bank robbery, use...
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A Perry County man who is facing a murder charge for his connection to a fatal UTV crash back in February has pleaded guilty to a child exploitation charge. Noah Back, 26, of Vicco, pleaded guilty Friday in Lexington federal court to one count of transporting a minor across state lines for criminal sexual activity. In his plea agreement, he admitted to taking a 14-year-old girl t
FRANKFORT, Ky - Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that 2026 marked the best first four months for economic investment of any year in Kentucky history, with over $7 billion in [...]
By Abby Sherman Contributing Writer The Harlan County Black Bears claimed their seventh straight area title Friday as they hosted the Area 9 Championship. The Black Bears scored 208 points, [...]
A two-day off-road event kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. and continues Saturday starting at 10 a.m. The weekend includes a stunt show, obstacle courses and other family-friendly activities.
The shopping center is expected to bring between 150 and 175 new jobs to Hazard.
Most Christians can easily talk about "The Nine Gifts of the Spirit" found in I Corinthians 12:8-10. But can we talk about the one gift that doesn't require a microphone, [...]
Many credit Addiction Recovery Care with playing a key role in their sobriety. But most also said they felt betrayed by the organization. The post They Needed Treatment for Drug Addiction. The Company They Turned to May Have Used Them to Commit Fraud. appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Monday marked the first of five days that murder suspect M.K. McKinney has been allowed to leave his home in order to meet with his attorneys in Louisville. And while that decision has been widely criticized by some in the community, officials say it does not mean he has been given carte blanche to move freely. McKinney is charged with murder for the June 18, 2023, stabbing de
Site has potential for industrial use, depending on variety of tests and surveys. The post Rail site in Allen under review appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Hager Hill Athletic Complex to develop soccer fields, tennis and pickle ball courts, and more. The post Johnson County receives $2.6 million for sports complex appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Allen Elementary sixth-grader Diesel Miller died the evening of April 28. The post Floyd County school grieves loss of student appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
First Frontier Appalachian Trails gives updates on their plans for the summer. The post Warm weather brings trail riders appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Deputies from the Harlan County Sheriff's Department, as well as Probation and Parole, made several several arrests Friday. Deputy Chauncey Tudor, of the Harlan County [...]
FRANKFORT - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 3,814 river miles of occupied critical habitat for four freshwater mussels in Kentucky and 16 other states. The mussels [...]
OWENSBORO — On a September evening, students gathered on the lawn of Burns Elementary School in Daviess County for a family movie night. “It's an inflatable screen. … It's like going to the drive-in,” said Emmy Woosley, executive director of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools. “The kids are all out there playing. They're [...]
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that KY 179 (Slope Hollow Road) at the waterfall (MP 2.41) will be closed to through traffic for a culvert replacement project. 🗓 [...]
Harlan County won its second straight league tournament title in the Kentucky Middle School Fast Pitch Conference by rolling past Lynn Camp, Bell County and Harlan. The Lady Bears defeated [...]
Residents reported high weeds and damage to headstones at sites including Resthaven Cemetery in Jeff. The Attorney General’s office held the meeting to take formal complaints directly from families.
April, which is over, is considered Child Abuse Awareness month, and I don’t think we learned any lessons.
Hard to believe it's been 40 years since '86. Forty-seven days into the year 1986, Pavel Zagladimov went down with the ship.
ASHLAND – Two Magoffin men were federally indicted last week on drug distribution charges. On April 23, a federal grand jury charged Eddie A. McFarland, 34, and Anthony D. Saylor, 38, as follows: - McFarland with conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled substances fentanyl (Count 1), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug [...]
UPDATE 4/30/36: The Salyersville United States Post Office reopened midday today. -- SALYERSVILLE – At press time, the Salyersville United States Post Office remains closed after a vehicle ran into the side of the building. On Monday, April 27 a one-vehicle car accident yielded a large hole in the side of the post office, with [...]
SALYERSVILLE – While Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard told the city council in last week’s meeting they had been awarded Local Assistance Road Program Funding (LARP) for blacktopping for five city roads, including his own road, the SI continues to fact check the mayor’s claims In the most recent Salyersville City Council meeting Mayor Howard said [...]
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This being the last SI edition of the month, I’m coming in just under the wire with a quick Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month note. I’d love to have an uplifting message for you about how autism is just a different ability, not less, or one of the other platitudes people love to spew from [...]
Two Whitesburg Middle School students were detained this morning after allegedly telling a classmate to kill herself and later threatening a school shooting. According to a statement released by the school, the threat “developed last night,” and was reported to the Letcher County Sheriff’s Department and the Letcher County School District Police Department early this morning. Officers from the [..
PAINTSVILLE- A Salyersville man was reportedly shot by Paintsville Police Department after running from law enforcement. On Sunday, April 26, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team was requested by KSP Post 9 to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 2 a.m. that same day in Johnson County. According to KSP’s initial investigation, [...]
WHITT BRANCH SPUR – Police arrested two women from New York after finding them camping out on someone else’s property and believed to be trafficking in methamphetamine. According to the arrest citations, the Magoffin County Sheriff Department received a call on April 26 regarding people reportedly trespassing on a property on Whitt Branch Spur. When [...]
The Pikeville Independent Schools District is getting the process of planning its facilities' future underway.
The Pike County Public Library District Board of Trustees conducted the second reading of its budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year.
A West Virginia woman is facing felony charges after, Kentucky State Police said, she attempted to bring large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Pike County Detention Center.
A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years after a shooting in Breathitt County, according to Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
Amy Asher Wilson reminisces while looking at photographs taken 50 years ago at Letcher High School and shared by a fellow classmate. She was one of nearly 25 classmates who attended the school’s 50th class reunion, held Saturday at Pine Mountain Grill. A photo of those attending appears inside this edition. The post Letcher High classmates revisit memories at 50-year reunion first appeared on The
The Letcher County Board of Education’s finance corporation will issue more than $1.4 million in bonds to replace roofs on two schools. The finance corporation and the board approved the resolution after a presentation by Lincoln Theinert, a partner with RSA Advisors of Lexington. The bonds will fund reroofing projects at Cowan Elementary School and Fleming-Neon Middle School and are [...] The pos
More than 6,600 Kentuckians — including 17 voters in Letcher County — have already cast ballots in the May 19 primary election, even though Election Day is still nearly three weeks away. As of Monday, 68 Letcher County residents had applied for mail-in absentee ballots. All 68 — 41 Democrats and 27 Republicans — qualified to receive the ballots. Seventeen [...] The post Absentee vote opens as prim
A new childcare option is opening in Jenkins, offering affordable services for families across Letcher County and elsewhere in the region, including those who qualify for financial assistance. Shining Stars Daycare is now enrolling and will provide care in what organizers describe as a safe, loving and educational environment for children. The center is located at 9599 Highway 805 in [...] The pos
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every week. In a recent column, you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it’s likely that some people who were cured of their original cancer will later succumb to a different one.” This statement terrified me as I fall into this category. I had a lobectomy in 2009 [...] The post Cancer survivor has worries first appeared on The Mountain
It’s a busy time of year as we near the end of school and proms and dances and trips. I have always looked forward to this time of year and into the summer vacation. The barefoot days of the time after May 1 have always been so welcome after winter’s cold has melted into spring. Mommy always made us wait [...] The post Mobile brick oven will open catering spaces first appeared on The Mountain Eagl
Hello again everyone. Once more I will ask the question, how is everything in your little corner of the world? There’s been so much sadness. It breaks my heart of passing of Nina Craft. I never met Nina in person, however I know she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever come in contact with. I sure would have [...] The post Nina Craft will be greatly missed first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Clayborn was rushed to Harlan ARH Hospital but did not survive. Investigators say her boyfriend, Michael Howard, stabbed her multiple times during an argument inside their home.
Maddie McGarvey has spent her career photographing rural Appalachia. She says she wants to bear witness to the struggle and resilience in forgotten pockets of the nation. The post Q&A: The Photographer Documenting Appalachian Poverty, And Resilience appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .