TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026  ·  EASTERN KENTUCKY'S COMMUNITY NEWS HUB
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Mountain Top Media22m ago

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Efforts by Pikeville Police to find an Ohio fugitive resulted in officers finding the suspect as well as an assortment of drugs. Pikeville Police and a U.S. Marshals Task Force had a information that Dennis Washington, 51, of Columbus, Ohio, could be located at an apartment on Hambley Boulevard and went to locate him. Washington was wanted in Columbus for multiple counts of drug

Kentucky Lantern57m ago

Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday that he is “losing confidence and growing increasingly concerned” with the management of the University of Kentucky following recent hiring decisions. Beshear, who has the authority to make appointments to all Kentucky public university boards, said in a social media post that he was concerned about “the creation [...]

Harlan Enterprise1h ago

FRANKFORT - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has joined Commonwealth's Attorneys, County Attorneys and victim advocates to mark National Crime Victims' Rights Week. As part of the observance, Coleman and [...]

Harlan Enterprise1h ago

FRANKFORT - Gov. Andy Beshear has signed House Joint Resolution 81, which will release $52 million to improve water systems across rural Kentucky, with nearly $26 million going directly to [...]

WTVQ ABC 361h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Another Wildcat is returning to Lexington for her senior season, as Asia Boone announced on Thursday that she will be back for the 2026–27 season. Boone played her first year for the Wildcats in 2025–26 after spending her first two seasons playing for the Liberty Flames. As a junior, Boone started 19 of...

Harlan Enterprise2h ago

There comes a point in life when you realize that you're old enough to have gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge in life. There's an intern at my work [...]

WTVQ ABC 362h ago

Add Your PhotosSunshine and a Quick Warm-Up After starting off cooler this morning, temperatures have rebounded nicely across the region. Many areas have already climbed into the upper 60s and low 70s, with afternoon highs expected to reach the mid to upper 70s under mostly sunny skies. For the rest of today, conditions stay quiet with clear skies and a...

WTVQ ABC 363h ago

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — A joint operation involving the Nicholasville Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit and DEA agents resulted in the seizure of 47 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than $2 million. The department reported that four people now face federal prosecution following the overnight arrests and searches. Investigators took couriers into custody near Man O’...

Harlan Enterprise4h ago

Kentuckians have a right to expect the state budget is designed and changed in ways the public can participate in. This year, that did not happen. The processes behind two [...]

Kentucky Lantern4h ago

Republican Daniel Cameron got about a half hour of air time to make his case to viewers during KET debates held for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate candidates Monday night, while Democrats Amy McGrath, Dale Romans and Charles Booker disagreed on issues like Medicaid and the minimum wage. Booker, a former state lawmaker, arrived on the debate [...]

Harlan Enterprise6h ago

When Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, he expected to hit Asia. What a surprise he had in store! Likewise, Scripture is filled with hundreds of Messianic prophecies, yet [...]

Mountain Top Media22h ago

Pikeville Fire Department talks safety during a hot Hillbilly Days. The post Stay safe in the heat appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Kentucky Lantern23h ago

Two of the top Republican candidates for Kentucky’s open U.S. Senate seat have chosen not to participate in a KET debate Monday evening. Former Attorney General Daniel Cameron is the only GOP candidate slated to appear on the program. U.S. Rep. Andy Barr and Lexington businessman Nate Morris will not join him. Democrats who are [...]

Kentucky Lantern23h ago

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — States Newsroom on Monday announced the hiring of veteran Kentucky reporter and editor Linda Blackford as editor in chief of the Kentucky Lantern, the state’s leading government-focused nonprofit news outlet. Blackford fills the editor role as the Lantern’s founding editor, Jamie Lucke, retires after a distinguished career in journalism that has [...]

Mountain Top Media23h ago

PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Zoom Diallo, who has played two seasons at Washington, has signed with the Kentucky men’s basketball program. Diallo started 29 of the 33 games in which he appeared as a sophomore with the Huskies. He averaged 15.7 points and 4.5 assists per game, while shooting 48.9% from the field. The Tacoma, Washington, native scored double figures in 23 games, incl

Mountain Top Media23h ago

NEWLAND, N.C. — Valley Elementary’s fifth-grade basketball team captured the championship at the fourth annual Viking Classic — Battle at the Border this weekend, finishing a perfect 4-0 against a competitive, multi-state field. Coached by Jordan Johnson, Valley topped an eight-team bracket featuring programs from North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky. The team’s consistent play on both

Mountain Top Media23h ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky Supreme Court has denied a request to remove the judge presiding over the Shawn Stines murder case. Stines is charged in the Sept. 19, 2024, shooting death of Letcher County District Judge Kevin Mullins. In its ruling, the court found no evidence that Special Judge Christopher Cohron’s impartiality could reasonably be questioned, despite arguments from the defense ab

Mountain Top Media23h ago

DAVID, Ky. -- A Floyd County woman was arrested last week, when he attempt to burn grass ended up catching her mother's house on fire. Floyd County sheriff's deputies were called around 3:30 p.m. Thursday to a house fire on Buckeye Branch of Blue River Road at David, due to suspected arson. There, they spoke with Kayla Combs, who told them she was trying to burn grass away from her mother's house,

100 Days in AppalachiaApr 17

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 .

Mountain EagleApr 15

Most nights this time of year, while Letcher County sleeps, thousands of birds are flying overhead. They are traveling north from wintering grounds as far away as South America, crossing Kentucky under cover of darkness, navigating by stars, wind patterns and the Earth’s magnetic field. By sunrise, they settle into trees along ridges like Pine Mountain and Black Mountain — [...] The post While eas

Mountain EagleApr 15

Letcher County’s population has dropped below 20,000 for the first time in more than a century, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025 estimates, released March 26, 2026, and reflecting population as of July 1, 2025 — the latest marker in a long demographic unraveling that stretches back to the collapse of the region’s coal economy. The Census Bureau [...] The post Less than 20,000 peo

Mountain EagleApr 15

State regulators have approved Kentucky Power Company’s request to defer millions of dollars in storm-related costs from severe winter weather earlier this year, a move that could eventually affect customer electric bills. In an order issued March 31, the Kentucky Public Service Commission authorized the utility to create a regulatory asset to account for extraordinary expenses tied to major storm

Mountain EagleApr 15

When Malcolm Wilson got the call from University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, he didn’t quite know what to make of it. The longtime photographer, now a regular contributor to The Mountain Eagle, was told he would receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree — the highest honor the university can bestow. “I am both honored and humbled,” Wilson said. [...] The post A life documenting Appalachia

Mountain EagleApr 15

Construction could begin soon on the entrance road and streets for the proposed Grand View high-ground subdivision in Jenkins. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet approached the Jenkins City Council last week with a proposal to acquire the remaining land needed for the road in the city’s name. The council voted to allow that, pending review by a city committee to ensure [...] The post Work may beg

Mountain EagleApr 15

A federal lawsuit against a former Letcher County sheriff’s deputy and the Letcher County Sheriff’s Department has been officially dismissed. Plaintiff Sabrina Adkins, former court security officer Ben Fields, Sheriff Billy Jones, and the Letcher County Sheriff ’s Office agreed to dismiss all remaining claims in the case. A U.S. District Court judge entered the dismissal order last week. Each [...

Mountain EagleApr 15

Birders have always been among the more obvious nerds in biology. You’ve probably seen small clusters of them stumbling along with binoculars or long-lensed cameras pressed to their faces, eagerly scanning the landscape. I’m guessing you’re not a birder — but stay with me for a minute, because I want you to see what you’re missing. If you can get [...] The post ‘Birding’ is for everybody first app

Mountain EagleApr 15

Scroll around the internet to look for ideas about avoiding cognitive decline, and you’ll find a wide variety of suggestions and studies. One thing many of them agree on, however, is the value of playing games. UCLA has it narrowed down to four types in particular. Brain training games came in at the top of their list after they did [...] The post Ideas about avoiding cognitive decline first appea

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 14

The City of Pikeville is readying for the upcoming 49th annual Hillbilly Days festival, which begins Thursday, April 16, with the carnival opening on the evening of April 15.

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 14

As we march toward the primary election date of May 19, 2026, a date when thousands of Kentuckians will cast their votes for their choice of candidates who they believe will provide them with honest representation, many would be surprised to know that some elections have already

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 14

Just two days — April 14 and 15 — are left in this year’s legislative session and many of the bills delivered to the governor before we adjourned on April have now been acted upon and sent to the Secretary of State. In Kentucky, the Secretary of State receives and files all bills