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An explosion followed by a devasting fire killed a father and son in a small eastern Kentucky town. The incident happened Sunday morning at approximately 9:30

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A Letcher County man has been arrested on felony charges after, Kentucky State Police said, he burglarized a Perry County business and stole an ATM.

The Southeast Kentucky Chamber’s Patton Leadership Institute (PLI) held its eighth session — in Letcher County — on May 2. The cohort visits a different county each session. PLI will

Jim Adams always wanted a college degree, but "life happened." After a 40-year career in coal mining, Adams fulfilled his dream when he graduated from the University of Kentucky.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest rates of high blood pressure in Kentucky using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On this West Virginia Morning, domestic violence prevention advocates lined the State Capitol rotunda in February, seeking a budget increase. They said lawmakers were receptive to the idea. But no increase was passed before this year’s regular legislative session ended. Jack Walker checked in with domestic violence prevention advocates on funding needs as a potential special session approaches.

An Elkhorn City area resident currently heads the El Hasa Shrine Temple directing the daily activities of the Shrine and its ongoing efforts including fundraising efforts for the Shriners Hospitals

The plan to build a prison in Letcher County is generating opposition from a burgeoning national coalition that includes formerly incarcerated people.

CANNONSBURG Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman said it was nothing short of a miracle the area experienced no fatalities during a stop in Boyd County on Wednesday afternoon to survey damage