The grandmother of 18-year-old Tyler Smith, who died July 4 from what Lexington police called an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound, has retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and is calling for a complete investigation into her grandson’s death.
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Two people died after the 13-foot-deep trench they were digging collapsed on them, officials said.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The American Red Cross is warning of a serious blood shortage this summer, calling it the second national blood crisis in the organization's history, and officials say patients may already be feeling the impact. While summer typically brings a seasonal dip in blood donations, organizers with the Red Cross says...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - The Lexington Fire Department is reporting that three individuals are displaced following a structure fire that occurred at the 4000 block of Brookglen Place on Sunday. According to the fire department, crews were dispatched around 4:16 p.m. to reports of a structure fire. Upon arrival, firefighters were able to extinguish...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) — The Lexington Police Department responded around 4:10 p.m. to a report of shots fired at the corner of Masterson Station and Summerfield Drive on Sunday, according to Lt. Benjamin Stratton. According to Stratton, the suspect was shooting at an unoccupied vehicle, so the Lexington Police Department is not classifying the...
One person injured after motorcycle crash in Kanawha County.
If residents cannot attend, LCAN encourages them to sign petitions and to reach out to their civic leaders.
Six people, including a teenager, were shot early Sunday morning in a mass shooting at a home in Portland’s Cully neighborhood.
VALLEY VIEW, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - On Saturday, two crew members with the Valley View Ferry assisted in a security incident involving an armed individual, according to a social media press release by Capt. Clayton Embly. According to Embly, on Saturday, an armed individual entered the Valley View Ferry's terminal and told crew members that...
Entering his seventh season at Eastern Kentucky University, head coach Walt Wells is presiding over a massive rebuilding project.
Huntington Police Department says they are investigating an alleged stabbing.
Deputies say a man has died and another was injured in a crash in Wayne County.
The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled body‑camera footage and statements can’t be used against Alexee Trevizo, citing physician‑patient privilege and capacity to waive. Read details.
The Senate is facing a full agenda before lawmakers leave for August recess Thursday, with a potential confirmation vote, internal party divisions and questions about whether recess will happen at all.
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The Kentucky State Police at Post 13 in Hazard are investigating a motorcycle collision that has claimed the life of a Letcher County man. Troopers [...]
FANCY FARM — After fueling speculation about a run for governor, Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams said he wouldn’t step into the ring next year and instead was backing U.S. Rep. James Comer. Ahead of the annual Fancy Farm Picnic, Adams told the Lexington Herald-Leader he was thinking about launching a campaign for governor at [...]
A woman who was detained by federal immigration agents at the Louisville airport a couple of weeks ago has been released from custody Friday. A federal judge ordered the release of Sarafinah Bukirwa and her family paid her bond, according to media reports. Earlier this week, Bukirwa’s brother, Isaac Kabunga, appeared with Democratic U.S. Rep. [...]
A Letcher County man died July 31 from injuries sustained two days earlier when his motorcycle left the roadway and struck a tree, Kentucky State Police said.
LONDON – A Martin County couple arrested in Magoffin earlier this month, along with another person, are now facing federal drug trafficking charges. On July 23, a federal grand jury in London indicted Jimmy E. Hall, Frankie Hall and Jimmy Blake Hall. Count 1 of the indictment alleges that beginning in March 2025 through July [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in special session on Wednesday, July 22, in a meeting postponed from the day before due to severe weather in the forecast. The fiscal court approved the following fund transfers from the general fund: $25,000 to the jail fund, $56,000 to the road fund, $20,500 to 911, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [..
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 Kentucky State Police honored 84 troopers, detectives and officers who went above and beyond the call of service in 2025, according to a statement issued July 26.
Leadership Kentucky announced in a statement on July 20 the members of the BRIGHT Kentucky Class of 2026.
Two West Virginia men were arrested on July 28, following a traffic stop, during which police said they found evidence of trafficking in methamphetamine.
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 U.S. Marshals Service has arrested a man on federal child pornography production charges.
Pikeville Police arrested a man wanted for allegedly absconding from parole on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Though the majority of data centers are located in urban or suburban areas, rural communities face unique challenges in the data center development landscape. The post We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here’s What We Found appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .
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 .