WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026  ·  EASTERN KENTUCKY'S COMMUNITY NEWS HUB
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WTVQ ABC 3645m ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS) – My Miss Mo and Silent Tactic were both scratched for the 2026 Oaks and Derby on Wednesday, respectively. My Miss Mo entered the race with the 6th post position and 20-1 odds. She was trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. and ridden by Micah Husbands. She became the second scratch in the Oaks, joining Battle...

WTVQ ABC 361h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - A reported gas leak has shut down Leestown Road in both directions between New Circle Road and Greendale Road on Wednesday, causing potential delays for several school buses. Fire crews are on the scene of a large supply line leak. The city expects the closure to last for about four hours. Traffic from...

WKYT1h ago

More than half of cancer patients and survivors experience social isolation, and 31 percent report feeling lonely, according to the American Cancer Society. Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana is expanding its reach into central Kentucky to ensure no one experiencing cancer does so alone. The organization was started by the family of Gilda Radner, the first woman cast on the first season of Saturday Night Li

WTVQ ABC 361h ago

Storms Move Out, Leaving Behind Clouds and Showers We saw a line of showers and storms push through late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, bringing gusty winds and frequent lightning across the region. While the stronger storms have moved out, we were left with lingering showers through the morning and even into parts of the afternoon. Those spotty showers...

Mountain Top Media1h ago

Alice Lloyd College added another piece to its roster on Thursday, as Prestonsburg senior Brady Allen signed to continue his baseball career with the Eagles. Allen has been a steady contributor for the Blackcats this season, batting .273. He has scored seven runs, driven in 18 RBIs, and recorded two doubles, one home run and three stolen bases. His all-around play has made him a valuable asset for

WTVQ ABC 362h ago

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - Bluegrass Crime Stoppers is asking for information in a 2020 shooting that left one person dead and two others critically injured in Lexington. According to officials, on Nov. 29, 2020, around 2:12 a.m., Lexington Police Department officers responded to the 100 block of Payne Street regarding "subjects down." When arriving on the scene,...

WTVQ ABC 362h ago

WAYNE COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) - The Wayne County Sheriff's Office reports that a woman was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after two children were found with duct tape "across their mouths and nose areas." According to the sheriff's office, they received a complaint from dispatch that a woman was reportedly "screaming at and yanking on a child while...

Harlan Enterprise2h ago

Welcome, Derby visitors, in person and online! Each year this column looks at races that go on in Kentucky almost all the time, for elective office, and our card is [...]

Mountain Top Media3h ago

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The deadline to apply for the Kentucky Elk Hunt Drawing will be midnight on April 30, 2026. The fall elk quota hunt is among the most anticipated hunting opportunities available in Kentucky each year. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will announce the winners for the Kentucky Elk Hunt Drawing throughout the day on Saturday, May 9, at the fourth annual Kentuck

Harlan Enterprise4h ago

Loyall American Legion Post 273 officials presented a scholarship check to Harlan County High School senior Addison Gray to pursue a college education at Lincoln Memorial College. Her goal is [...]

Kentucky Lantern6h ago

Rescue dogs and cats are the official pets of Kentucky, thanks to a bill passed by the General Assembly in 2026. The Kentucky Lantern asked people to submit their rescue pets to mark the occasion. Take a look at some of the official pets of Kentucky.

Kentucky Lantern6h ago

Christian nationalists and their supporters are a majority in the Republican Party, according to a February Public Religion Research Institute poll. The survey revealed that nationally, 56 percent of Republicans "qualify as either Christian nationalism Adherents (21%) or Sympathizers (35%), compared with one in four independents (25%) and less than one in five Democrats (17%)." [...]

Harlan Enterprise7h ago

Everywhere we turn, the beauty of the Lord surrounds us. Some feel closest to Him at the beach, others in the mountains, and some right at home in the quiet. [...]

Harlan Enterprise8h ago

'The time has come,' the Walrus said, 'to talk of many things: Of shoes -- and ships -- and sealing-wax --of cabbages and kings.' Allow me to explain why I [...]

Mountain Eagle9h ago

Amy Asher Wilson reminisces while looking at photographs taken 50 years ago at Letcher High School and shared by a fellow classmate. She was one of nearly 25 classmates who attended the school’s 50th class reunion, held Saturday at Pine Mountain Grill. A photo of those attending appears inside this edition. The post Letcher High classmates revisit memories at 50-year reunion first appeared on The

Mountain Eagle9h ago

The Letcher County Board of Education’s finance corporation will issue more than $1.4 million in bonds to replace roofs on two schools. The finance corporation and the board approved the resolution after a presentation by Lincoln Theinert, a partner with RSA Advisors of Lexington. The bonds will fund reroofing projects at Cowan Elementary School and Fleming-Neon Middle School and are [...] The pos

Mountain Eagle9h ago

More than 6,600 Kentuckians — including 17 voters in Letcher County — have already cast ballots in the May 19 primary election, even though Election Day is still nearly three weeks away. As of Monday, 68 Letcher County residents had applied for mail-in absentee ballots. All 68 — 41 Democrats and 27 Republicans — qualified to receive the ballots. Seventeen [...] The post Absentee vote opens as prim

Mountain Eagle9h ago

A new childcare option is opening in Jenkins, offering affordable services for families across Letcher County and elsewhere in the region, including those who qualify for financial assistance. Shining Stars Daycare is now enrolling and will provide care in what organizers describe as a safe, loving and educational environment for children. The center is located at 9599 Highway 805 in [...] The pos

Mountain Eagle9h ago

DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every week. In a recent column, you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it’s likely that some people who were cured of their original cancer will later succumb to a different one.” This statement terrified me as I fall into this category. I had a lobectomy in 2009 [...] The post Cancer survivor has worries first appeared on The Mountain

Mountain Eagle9h ago

It’s a busy time of year as we near the end of school and proms and dances and trips. I have always looked forward to this time of year and into the summer vacation. The barefoot days of the time after May 1 have always been so welcome after winter’s cold has melted into spring. Mommy always made us wait [...] The post Mobile brick oven will open catering spaces first appeared on The Mountain Eagl

Mountain Eagle9h ago

Hello again everyone. Once more I will ask the question, how is everything in your little corner of the world? There’s been so much sadness. It breaks my heart of passing of Nina Craft. I never met Nina in person, however I know she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever come in contact with. I sure would have [...] The post Nina Craft will be greatly missed first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .

Mountain Eagle9h ago

Five-year-old Velle Smith of Louisville shows off an 18-inch largemouth bass she caught Sunday while fishing in a local pond. Using a 2-pound test line, Velle hooked the fish while walking the bank and jigging an artificial bait beneath a bobber. She has been fishing for about a year and a half and handles her own casting, hook-setting and reeling. [...] The post Small angler, nice catch first app

Kentucky Lantern10h ago

Black babies in Kentucky are more than twice as likely to die as white babies, according to a new report that shows health outcomes and access are, in general, worse in the commonwealth than the nation. The Commonwealth Fund 2026 State Health Disparities Report, released Wednesday, shows Kentucky is worse on average than the nation [...]

Mountain Top MediaApr 28

PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 24th annual CATSPY Awards were held Monday inside Historic Memorial Coliseum to recognize athletic and academic performances during the 2025-26 year in the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. With multiple winners in some categories, 31 individuals and three teams were recognized. The 2026 CATSPY Awards cover accomplishments earned from Apr

Mountain Top MediaApr 28

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Pike County teen racked up a number of felony charges after allegedly leading police on a chase early Tuesday morning. Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a Pikeville Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one from an earlier case turning onto Pike Street. The police report notes that the driver -- later identified as Jacob Tyler Wilson, 18, of Pikeville -- sped a

Mountain Top MediaApr 28

PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Tennessee man has been returned to Pike County to face charges of rape and incest. Leonard Dale Baisden Jr., 43, of Kodak, Tenn., was indicted back in February and arrested April 16 in Somerset. He is charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a victim younger than 12, one count of first-degree rape of a victim older than 12, two counts of incest of a victim younger than 1

Mountain Top MediaApr 28

Community members help foster and adopt. The post KSP Post 9 helps rescue kittens appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Mountain Top MediaApr 28

8th graders explore different career paths The post Career Day at Adams Middle School appeared first on Mountain Top Media .

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 25

The latest front in the electoral war between the parties of the jackass and the elephant is taking place in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Appalachian News-ExpressApr 24

Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall imposed sentences on April 23 for three men, who each entered guilty pleas after mediation hearings, in connection with the 2025 murder of a Virginia resident.

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – The Magoffin County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Tuesday, April 21, discussing the ambulance service, potential high-paying jobs coming to Magoffin County, transparency with a major utility company and updates to water projects in southern Magoffin. The court approved the following fund transfers from the general fund: $70,000 to the jail [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – After continuous criticism as of late of the mayor’s and council’s implementation of a three-minute time limit for public comments at city council meetings, as well as the mayor’s handling the failing sewer system and struggling water department, a decision by the mayor was placed on the agenda for Monday’s meeting to forbid [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

WOLFE/MAGOFFIN COUNTIES – A man wanted in relation to some Wolfe County barn burnings last December was found at a residence in Magoffin County and is now facing charges from the incidents. In the initial report from the Wolfe County Sheriff Department in December 2025 indicated that there were three people had already been arrested [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

MOUNTAIN PARKWAY – A motorist walked away from a serious wreck on the Mountain Parkway that was caused by a deer. Emergency crews were called to the Mountain Parkway just before the Johnson Fork exit at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Friday, April 17, to a serious wreck that was caused by a deer. When emergency [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

SALYERSVILLE – The Salyersville City Council met in regular session on Monday, April 20, discussing a contractor for the landscaping project and road funding. The council approved to pay the City of Salyersville and Salyersville Water Works bills, with relatively little discussion regarding either. The council reviewed a recommendation letter from Bell Engineering, recommending CPR [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

From Royalton Community Council Royalton Community Council hosted our annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4, 2026, with approximately 225 people present. There were four different age groups for the egg hunt, plus four age groups for the 8 bicycles given away (1 girl, 1 boy each group). We also had a surprise visit [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

MIDDLE FORK – A Magoffin man was arrested on Monday for allegedly trespassing, stealing security cameras and shutting power off of a home on Middle Fork. According to the arrest warrant, Magoffin County Sheriff Deputy Eugene Salyer was dispatched to a location on Middle Fork regarding a trespass/burglary complaint, with video surveillance showing Aaron Arnett, [...]

Salyersville IndependentApr 23

Miss Kentucky and Miss Kentucky’s Teen orientation is in the books! The girls spent Saturday, April 11 at God’s Pantry packing food boxes and getting all the information for their week long state competition! Miss Magoffin, Erin-Grace Rudd, will be competing as contestant #39 and Miss Magoffin’s Teen, Lyndsey Wireman, will be competing as contestant [...]

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 .