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A longtime high school basketball coach died in a tractor accident on his farm.
Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest forecast ahead of tonight’s Dirty Birds home game in Charleston.
Lexington police say that one person has life-threatening injuries following a crash Thursday morning involving a motorcycle.
Fantastic Thursday forecast ahead of warming temperatures by next week
A refreshing break from the typical July heat has settled in for Kentucky, but it won’t stick around for long
In the 1930s, as Harlan County, Kentucky, erupted into one of the most violent labor conflicts in American history, a quiet reality was unfolding two hundred miles to the west. In Crittenden County, men went into the ground every morning to dig fluorspar—a mineral essential to building the steel for Allied ships, the aluminum for [...]
Dillon Gaudet has your First Alert Weather forecast on this Tuesday morning.
A family vacation turned into a nightmare when a tabletop fire pit reportedly exploded, catching an 8-year-old boy and another child on fire.
By Sean Daniels Spiritual Gifts One of the most beautiful stories Jesus ever told is the story of the prodigal son. When the son finally decided to come home, his [...]
Tony recaps the Central WV floods and looks ahead to the weekend First Alert forecast.
According to jail records, Mark Amos was in custody on July 15 and posted bond the following day after he was charged with three counts of statutory rape.
Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine dedicated its first endowed department chair Wednesday night at Foundation Hall.
Me'Arah Meezy O'Neal is a junior transfer forward with plenty of SEC experience. She spent her first two seasons at Florida, but now as a Wildcat, she's excited to lock in and elevate here at Kentucky.
“I asked God, if he let me live and take care of Jennifer, I’d do his work. He did, so I do,” Eversole said.
After an active day of weather on Tuesday which featured a line of storms that dropped several tornadoes, caused a good bit of wind damage, and created a few flooding issues, it was a much calmer day across Central and Eastern Kentucky Wednesday. In fact, the front responsible for all the rough weather basically swept all of the heat and...
FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) - While locations in Hawaii, Florida and California were among the top places in the United States to watch a sunset, Kentucky had three sites appear in [...]
WASHINGTON - Sixth District Congressman Andy Barr, R-Lexington, has introduced the bi-partisan Lawful Hemp Protection Act, to establish the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived consumer products while protecting [...]
FRANKFORT - Secretary of State Michael Adams formally opted Kentucky into the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act's scholarship tax credit by signing documentation with the Internal Revenue Service. Adams [...]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX NEWS) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday there will be no 4% cut to Medicaid funding, citing what he described as a strong financial position for the state. During a press conference, Beshear said Kentucky has $781 million in available surplus funds, made up of the previous fiscal year's budget surplus and an additional $350 million...
It was the worst of days. Nothing had worked out as it was supposed to. And Elijah, one of the greatest of the Hebrew prophets, walked deep into the desert [...]
A federal judge denied a motion to temporarily prevent a federal judge from starting as the next dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law. Last week, professor Ramsi Woodcock filed a lawsuit against the incoming dean, Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove, as well as UK President Eli Capilouto, Provost Robert DiPaola and the university. [...]
NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX NEWS) - One person has been seriously injured following a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on Lexington Road Wednesday, according to police at the scene. LEX News crews captured Nicholasville police and emergency personnel responding to the crash on Lexington Road and Brannon Road. An officer at the scene said that one person is...
“Today is not a magic wand. It’s not a magic bullet."
Over the years, a theory has been that the United States of America was another of God's chosen nations. Just as Israel was God's chosen nation and people to provide [...]
U.S. Representative Andy Barr, R-KY, is sponsoring a bipartisan effort, backed by Kentucky’s hemp industry, to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products ahead of an effective ban of such products spearheaded by Kentucky’s senior U.S. Senator, Mitch McConnell. The Lawful Hemp Protection Act would create a regulatory framework for consumable hemp products that have tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, [.
A Much Quieter Wednesday After an active Tuesday afternoon and evening across Kentucky, we are starting Wednesday on a much quieter note. A mix of sunshine and clouds has returned across much of the area, although a few light showers and some lingering cloud cover are still hanging around parts of southern Kentucky this morning. Tuesday's storms packed quite a...
There are moments in life when hurt arrives uninvited, especially the kind that comes from someone close to us. That kind of pain hits differently. It's sharp, unexpected, and it [...]
Nearly 41 years after University of Kentucky student Tammy Dee Acker was stabbed to death during a robbery at her physician father’s Fleming-Neon home, the fate of the men convicted in the crime remains tied to a Kentucky death penalty system that has not carried out an execution in nearly two decades. Recent action by the Kentucky General Assembly changing [...] The post Acker killers still await
“I am scared for my life. I need help.” Those six handwritten words, written by Sarah Pendleton Wyatt in a sworn affidavit filed in Letcher District Court on July 16 became part of the public record less than 48 hours before authorities say her former husband walked into the Washboard laundromat where she worked and shot her multiple times. Kentucky [...] The post Ex-husband dies after shooting an
Zo Goodson grew up as a University of Kentucky basketball fan in Tell City, Ind., about two hours north of Lexington. He wanted to play basketball at UK, but when he realized that was not going to happen, he knew the next best step would be to become a student manager at what he considered the “best basketball program in [...] The post Smith’s Hall of Fame honor celebrated first appeared on The Mo
It is definitely the dog days of summer. You can still get outside and enjoy yourself if you can stand the heat. I can’t stay out in very hot weather, so I usually go fishing early in the morning, late in the evening or at night. When it comes to crappie fishing, summer can actually be one of the best [...] The post Hot weather sends crappie to deeper water first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
While Benny Lee Hodge remains the only person under a death sentence for a murder committed in Letcher County, another person with close ties to the county also remains on Kentucky’s Death Row. Virginia Susan Caudill, 65, a native of Whitco, is the Commonwealth’s only female Death Row inmate. She is housed at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women in [...] The post Letcher Co. native is K
Hello, everyone! I hope everyone had a good week. We had another week of rain and heat. Rain and heat remind me of boiling water — lol. I’ve been doing a lot of porch sitting with two fans going because I still want to be outside. The Feel Better List follows. When you have time, please send a prayer or [...] The post Community enjoys summer despite the heat first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
Juanita Carolyn Mullins Breeding, 78, of Isom, died at her home on Saturday, July 11. Mrs. Breeding was retired from the Letcher County Board of Education after 20 years of service. She loved sitting on her porch and spending time with her family and friends. She also enjoyed doing word puzzle books. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend to [...] The post Services are held for Juanita Bree
A lot of people are asking Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to “do something” about U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell’s absence from the Senate. Former Illinois Republican congressman turned political commentator Adam Kinzinger said on Threads Tuesday: “I think the Governor of Kentucky has every right and responsibility to either see Mitch or declare the seat vacant.” [...]
An international company wants to build a hyperscale data center — consuming the equivalent of more than 10% of the electricity produced in the state of Kentucky during the summer — at the site of the former site of the AK Steel mill in Eastern Kentucky. The data center developer Rubix Data Centers is a [...]
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 .
Sixteen public high school students have been named as new members of the 2026-2027 Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council, joining nine returning members, according to a statement from the Kentucky Department of Education.
The Elkhorn City Council held its first meeting on July 14 since the passing of city attorney Michael de Bourbon.
SALYERSVILLE — The Hornets are back on the gridiron. Magoffin County opened preseason practice after the conclusion of the KHSAA Dead Period, returning to the gridiron on Friday, July 10. Remaining active in the preseason, Magoffin County was attending an event at Morehead State University on Wednesday, July 15. Nathan Perkins is preparing to guide [...]
The annual backpack giveaway sponsored by the City of Coal Run will be held on July 21.
SALYERSVILLE — Several Magoffin County teams will compete for All “A” Classic Region 15 championships in the 2026-27 schoolyear. Magoffin County is now a member of the All “A” Classic. The All “A” Classic alignment for the 2026-27 schoolyear has been finalized and released. The other All “A” Classic members of Region 15 are Belfry, [...]
Community action organization, the Dream Center, is currently seeking financial support and volunteers for its upcoming RAM (Remote Area Medical) Clinic in late August.
Two Floyd County residents were arrested on several charges after allegedly being found with telephone cable stolen from Pike County.
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.
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.
The show, called “Trooper Talk,” features candid conversations with troopers, crime prevention tips, public safety advice and information about careers with KSP.
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.
COMBS BRANCH – A Salyersville woman was arrested on an attempted murder charge over the weekend after an alleged dispute about someone else taking a small child to breakfast. According to the arrest citation, Kentucky State Police Post 9 was dispatched to an assault complaint on July 5 at roughly 10 a.m. on Combs Branch [...]
ROYALTON – Two were arrested on Monday after a child was found playing in the road on Merlin Taulbee Road. According to the arrest citation, Magoffin County 911 had received a call from neighbors reporting a child playing in the road unsupervised. The neighbors reportedly watched the child to make sure he/she was safe until [...]
SALYERSVILLE – A Magoffin County grand jury released the following indictment, filed on June 18: Brandon R. Howard, 33, of West Liberty, was charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, methamphetamine (Class D felony); first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, fentanyl (Class D felony); and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class [...]
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 .