LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - A 52-year-old London man is dead and a 65-year-old London woman is in critical condition following a "serious" vehicle accident that occurred outside of London Saturday evening, according to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office. According to a press release by Laurel County Sheriff John Root, the collision occurred roughly...
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Five unrelated shootings in Lexington this weekend
On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Candidate for Governor Rocky Adkins and Attorney General Russell Coleman.
The United States has recorded 2,318 measles cases so far in 2026, the highest number the country has seen in 35 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Four of those cases were in Kentucky, all in Jessamine County.
The nation remembers a political giant and President Donald Trump hits the road. This is your week ahead in Washington for the week of July 26.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW via LEX NEWS) - Update: July 26 at 3:15 p.m. According to the Lexington Police Department, a 48-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with assault in connection to a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning, which left one individual with life-threatening injuries. According to police, Tamara Ortiz has been charged with assault in...
Police in Texas were called to a community pool when a person was found dead in a chair on the pool deck.
A man has been arrested after a domestic disturbance involving multiple victims, according to WVSP.
A TSA officer discovered a piece of stolen history while screening a checked bag.
Authorities have identified the victim of a deadly weekend boat crash in Baldwin County as 46-year-old Kristen Delaney, a Mobile woman with deep ties to the local community.
Officials say the collapse was caused by extensive water damage and termite damage.
A firefighter donated one of her kidneys to her husband, also a firefighter, after he was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease.
One lane on I-64 east shut down
By John Henson Managing Editor Harlan County’s bid for a fourth straight regional cross country sweep got a little tougher recently with changes in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association [...]
Days after launching his bid for governor, Democrat Rocky Adkins will join the lineup of speakers at the upcoming Fancy Farm Picnic, a Kentucky political tradition. Meanwhile, the state’s top Democrat, Gov. Andy Beshear declined to speak this year. Organizers announced the latest lineup Friday evening. The annual barbecue picnic, a fundraiser for the St. [...]
By Aaron Rowe Harlan Enterprise The Harlan Independent Board of Education honored its middle school Community Problem Solving team for their outstanding performance in the 2026 Future Problem Solving International [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise A well-known businessman and police officer has been appointed the new District 5 constable. On Friday, Harlan County Judge-Executive Dan Mosley named Brian Maas to [...]
The Harlan Independent School District Local Planning Committee will conduct the first LPC Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Harlan Independent School District Central Office at 5:30 p.m.
IVTYTON – A Magoffin County man was tragically killed in a freak accident on Monday while working to move a mobile home. Malcom Barry, 63 years old, had been employed by Conley's Transport for more than 10 years, died on July 20 while the business was moving a mobile home and were in the process [...]
SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met in regular session on Monday, July 20, discussing the budget, tax rates and ongoing projects. Before the meeting began, David Gardner addressed the Mayor Stanley Howard, asking about an action listed in the minutes from a May 2025 city council meeting, that seemingly set the time limit for [...]
Sharon Kulovsek and her husband moved to the Rowan County woods to be closer to nature and family. What she didn’t expect was to have a gas company representative tell her a planned 30-inch diameter pipeline would run through her yard. The proposed pipeline route, cutting across their front yard, wasn’t disclosed when they bought [...]
Elkhorn City has hired a new city attorney during a special called city council meeting July 23.
By Judith Victoria Hensley Plain Thoughts In our cynical world, faith is often in short supply. According to the PEW Research Center in a December 2025 survey, only 17 percent [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise The Benham Power Board will conduct a power outage on Saturday only from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The outage will affect customers from Pine [...]
A federal judge has dismissed a case from the U.S. Department of Justice against Kentucky election officials that sought to gain access to voter registration data, including sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. In an opinion released Thursday, District Judge Claria Horn Boom cited a recent ruling regarding Michigan voter data [...]
SALYERSVILLE – In a petition filed on July 14, Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard filed a petition to challenge the candidate status of former Mayor James “Pete” Shepherd, who is running against Howard for the top city seat this fall. The petition, filed by attorney John C. Collins for Howard, claims Shepherd is not a resident [...]
Gov. Andy Beshear announced July 16 that Meade, Pike and Wolfe counties are now certified as Recovery Ready Communities.
A road dedication honoring a fallen soldier was held this past weekend, remembering the life and sacrifice of Hargis Salyer, Jr., who died in battle in Germany during World War II. A portion of Ky Rt. 1635 in Magoffin County is now designated as "Private Hargis Salyer, Jr. Highway." The following resolution, passed by the [...]
Leadership Kentucky recently announced in a statement the 52 members of the Leadership Kentucky Class of 2026.
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 [...]
“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.
The Pike County Board of Education gave its annual superintendent’s evaluation as it met in a special session on July 21 because scheduling issues delayed last week’s regular meeting.
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
Editor's note: Story has been edited to correct a quote by Dist. 2 Commissioner Clinard "Bubby" Adkins.
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 .
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.
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 .