Authorities say a deputy in South Carolina has died during a training exercise.
Read full story →Jesse Gent, 19, of Sherwood, Oregon, is charged with third-degree sodomy after he was accused of abusing a teenage victim he was in a position of trust for.
He faces from 15 to 35 years in prison, prosecutors said.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The St. Jude Dream Home on Meadowlark Road in Lexington’s Homeplace neighborhood is complete, and fewer than 3,000 tickets remain available for a chance to win the property.
SALYERSVILLE – With budget cuts putting many of the senior center’s programs in jeopardy, a local city councilman is holding a fundraiser to help continue Meals on Wheels. Earlier this month Magoffin County Senior Citizens Center Director Marlene Howard announced that they had been notified that their budget had been cut $71,000. “We knew they [...]
Tim Irr’s talking high school football with two-star seniors from two teams with eyes on the state championship.
A suspected kidnapper was shot and killed by police after he killed a victim who was in the trunk of his car, officials said.
JACKSON, Ky. – Drivers who use KY 1081 between Falcon and Wheelersburg in eastern Magoffin County should prepare to use an alternate route for the next 90 days, as a project to replace a concrete box culvert will begin on Wednesday, July 29. The project location is at milepoint 16.8, which is 0.5 miles northwest of KY 3334 and [...]
Although prosecutors played disturbing calls of Colt Gray celebrating his fame, the DA said Marcee Gray won’t face charges.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Jessica F. Prater, principal of Herald Whitaker Middle School, was selected to attend the Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Institute for School Principals program this year. Prater is one of 45 participants from across the Commonwealth chosen for this year-long, executive-level leadership training course, usually reserved for the nation’s top CEOs. Leadership Institute [..
The Nancy Guthrie investigation has reached the six-month mark. Details of two notes that 13 News received early in the search have now been released.
Where you retire matters. A new study ranks all 50 states on housing costs, cost of living and taxes to help retirees find out where their savings will go furthest.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two adults after deputies found three young children living in unsafe and unsanitary conditions inside a Nitro home.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will host four dove quota hunts and four traditional mentor/youth dove quota hunts during the early part of [...]
Police have arrested a Lexington teenager and detained a juvenile suspect in connection with two recent armed robberies at gas stations in Woodford County.
FRANKFORT - Publix has announced the recall all lots of GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries sold at its stores in eight states including Kentucky, due to [...]
FRANKFORT - Kentucky's draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan, a four-year listing of scheduled transportation projects using federal transportation funds, is ready for public review and comments will be [...]
SALYERSVILLE — Magoffin County is scheduled to visit Knott County Central for its first scrimmage in the high school football preseason on Friday, Aug. 7. The Magoffin County-Knott County Central scrimmage is slated to start at 7 p.m. Both Magoffin County and Knott County Central opened preseason practice earlier in the month, following the conclusion [...]
Brooklyn Dotson and Noah Waters say their love story is decades in the making. What started as childhood friendship eventually became something more.
JESSAMINE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A Jessamine County nonprofit wants to help more entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses. Officials with Acture said they want to make starting a business a little less intimidating by giving entrepreneurs the tools and support they need to succeed. Officials add the goal is to help entrepreneurs avoid common mistakes...
PARIS, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Kentucky ranks among the states with the lowest kindergarten vaccination rates in the country, according to the CDC's School VaxView survey, as measles cases across the U.S. reach their highest number in 35 years. Last school year, 86% of Kentucky kindergartners had all of their vaccines, compared to 91% nationwide....
Update: July 30 at 11 p.m. LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - After much deliberation, listening to residents, and business owners, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission made recommendations to regulations on data centers during a meeting Thursday. The commission heard from many in the community. Jim Duncan, Lexington Fayette Urban County Government director of planni
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - 100 Good Men of Lexington awarded $10,000 grants to seven central Kentucky nonprofit organizations Thursday, directing $70,000 toward causes, ranging from sober living and foster care, to equine therapy and affordable housing. The local giving collective is made up of community-minded men committed to making a lasting difference through collective philanthropy. T
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A Cumberland man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon by a deputy of the Harlan County Sheriff's Department. Tyler Middleton, 31, was charged with several offenses [...]
A state economic development board voted Thursday to give state tax refunds to an international renewable energy company looking to invest $307 million to build a 188-megawatt solar installation in Fleming County. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority awards most financial incentives including grants, tax breaks and more to companies through the Cabinet for Economic [...]
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (KT) - The historic auction of Colonel Harland Sanders' personal collection generated just shy of $300,000 in sales, with more than 100 artifacts sold across 74 lots to [...]
Police departments have been denying requests open records requests for Flock Safety camera locations, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will go on a tour starting in September to promote his upcoming book, “Go and Do Likewise.” Beshear, a Democrat who is seen as a possible candidate for the 2028 presidential election, will make stops in Kentucky as well as a couple of states with early primaries — New Hampshire and Michigan. [...]
A brother of a woman detained by federal immigration agents in Louisville said she has been denied proper medical care for sickle cell anemia while being held in a Kentucky jail. Sarafinah Bukirwa, 31, was on her way to a sickle cell anemia conference when her brother, Isaac Kabunga, dropped her off at the Louisville [...]
On the first Saturday in August, thousands of political spectators flock to a far West Kentucky town with a population of about 300 people. They are always ready to loudly cheer, boo and wave campaign signs during a church picnic that annually brings together Kentucky Republicans and Democrats vying for office. The Fancy Farm Picnic, a barbecue fundraiser for the St. Jerome Catholic Church in Grav
By Brenda Ramsey Harlan Enterprise Jail funding was a major topic of discussion in the monthly fiscal court meeting. The county has transferred a record $1,277,000 into the jail fund, [...]
Jonathan Hall, a filmmaker from Harlan County, has released a new documentary titled “Thousand Year Flood.” The project features firsthand interviews with survivors, first responders, and community leaders who lived through the tragedy.
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The following people have been taken into custody at the Harlan County Detention Center (Note: some inmates have recently been released): Ben Hensley, 53, of [...]
The standard definition of a plant is a life form that is green and capable of making its own food through photosynthesis, and for the majority of plant families, that [...]
The calm of midsummer is evident in this trio of white-tailed deer photographed Tuesday morning at Thornton. The two bucks, their antlers still covered in velvet, are typical of the loose bachelor groups often seen in July before the approach of autumn causes bucks to separate, shed their velvet and prepare for the fall rut. The doe is likely taking [...] The post Morning Visitors at Thornton firs
Law enforcement sources say the son of a woman who was shot during a July 18 domestic violence attack at a Whitesburg laundromat wrestled the gun away from his father after his mother was wounded. While the investigation remains open, law enforcement sources said Richard Wyatt Jr., 26, of Little Dry Fork, is not expected to face criminal charges because [...] The post Security video sheds new ligh
A Linefork woman and two others were killed in two separate crashes Saturday afternoon and evening on the Hal Rogers Parkway in Leslie County. Penny Ison, 64, of KY 1103 near the Campbell Town community at Linefork, was killed in the first crash. According to Kentucky State Police Trooper Matt Gayheart, the collision occurred about 2:54 p.m. Saturday, July 25, [...] The post Linefork woman among 3
If you wanted to find the perfect blueprint for a University of Kentucky football player, just take a look at senior safety Ty Bryant. He’s a legacy recruit — his father, Cisco, played receiver for coach Jerry Claiborne. He was a versatile all-state player and state champion for Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington. He’s played in all 37 games [...] The post UK’s Bryant embraces leadership
This column is dedicated to our friend, Misty Rogers Combs, as she shares memories of her father, Jack Rogers of Whitesburg. The following are her words, not mine. My favorite fishing memories, though, were our bluegill trips. Those weren’t really for him — they were for us. He wanted us to love the art of fishing, so he always took [...] The post Remembering a father’s love through fishing first
It is that time of year to get out and enjoy some wade fishing in our local streams and rivers. We are blessed to have several excellent wade-fishing streams in our area, along with others just a short drive away. If you’ve never tried wade fishing, you’re missing one of the most enjoyable ways to spend a summer day outdoors. [...] The post Beat the heat, take advantage of wade fishing first appea
A controversy that began with an anonymous reader comment in The Mountain Eagle’s long-running “Speak Your Piece” feature quickly grew into a national social media firestorm July 23 generating hundreds of angry phone calls, emails and online messages directed at the newspaper and its employees. The controversy centered on a comment published in the newspaper’s July 22 edition criticizing President
No arrests have been made in the wounding of a Mayking man last week. According to law enforcement, a man took himself to the emergency room at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital about 8:35 p.m. on Sunday, July 19, complaining that he had been shot with a 12-gauge shotgun by a man whose name he gave only as “Lonnie.” The man [...] The post No arrests yet in Mayking shooting first appeared on
The “Mapping Our Future” community gathering served as the culmination of months of “Prep & Plan” meetings held across the county.
Pikeville Police arrested a man wanted for allegedly absconding from parole on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Mention data centers and you're likely concerned about increasing electric bills, water consumption, noise and whether these facilities truly benefit the communities where they're built.
Education is one of the Kentucky General Assembly's highest priorities, and lawmakers have backed that commitment with historic investments aimed at strengthening public schools and improving opportunities for students across the Commonwealth.
In what's possibly the worst-kept political secret in a while, Rocky Adkins, a former state representative who served as senior adviser to Gov. Andy Beshear until July 10, has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Thanks to an “unanticipated” corporate income tax payment and revenue surplus, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that Medicaid providers will not suffer a 4 percent reimbursement cut after all.