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Ex-deputy sheriff is sentenced; one victim tells of ‘nightmares’ 3r4g47
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Trump istration ‘claws back’ $3 million that was to pay for 25 new school buses here 1e5r64
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Full transcript of Stines deposition reveals little about motive for shooting 662467
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What is a holler? h3a6x
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Stines appears stressed in video 5f5o6e
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Grand jury hands up 15 indictments 5x3v4p
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Isom woman, 101, honored for the ‘Rosie the Riveter’ work she did during WWII 424k2c
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Letcher grand jurors recently named 18 in indictments 3p3f6e
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Testimony about phone number of sheriff’s daughter taken ‘out of context,’ sources say 617120
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Convicted killer is still on ‘death row’ as decision awaits 355l19
Opinions 366hj
Courthouse murder case shows why we won’t print social media ‘reports’ without verification 4a6j13
December 25, 2024
There’s an old saying in the newspaper business: “If your...
The truth behind Santa, as seen by grown-ups: Tell or do not tell? 126l6z
The Associated Press | December 25, 2024
Sure, it’s a family story they can chuckle about NOW....
The mistaken identity of VP candidate JD Vance 5o145o
By JACK MERCER | October 30, 2024
JD Vance has an identity problem. At one time, Vance...
By SAM ADAMS | May 21, 2025
Two Letcher County Central High School band students will get the chance of lifetime this...
| May 21, 2025
A plan to make some side-by-side off-road vehicles legal for street use led to an...
| May 21, 2025
Residents and business owners in Letcher County who have who experienced damage or losses caused...
By JENNIFER ELWELL | May 14, 2025
Kentucky is the epicenter for the emergence of Brood 14 of 17-year periodical cicadas now...
By SAM ADAMS | May 14, 2025
The retired head of the Office of Surface Mine Reclamation and Enforcement’s London office says...
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Up to one-fourth of state’s coal miners have black lung, showing the need to maintain funding of federal agency 336862
By SAM ADAMS | May 21, 2025
Between a fifth and a quarter of central Appalachian miners have complicated black lung, a study by the largest black...
More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that’s worrying U.S. officials 3s606z
By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer | May 21, 2025
WASHINGTON As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode. The...
Region’s leaders urge Kentucky’s federal delegation to safeguard key health policies, investments 2f3x4g
May 21, 2025
Advocates from across eastern Kentucky gathered last week to discuss the devastating impacts of federal cuts to programs that provide...
Why cutting LIHEAP is a deadly blow to eastern Ky. 1u20b
By CHRIS WOOLREY | May 21, 2025
By any measure, the economy of Eastern Kentucky and the wider Appalachian region is struggling. The collapse of the coal...
Moments and Memories of WHS 6y6z5g
By BENNETT WELCH | May 21, 2025
JHS: Reflections of the Past 6j19b
By BENNETT WELCH | May 21, 2025
Family attend graduations 686e3p
By ROSE BALLARD | May 21, 2025
5 students make Dean’s List 6c2bi
May 21, 2025
Cicadas are making plenty of noise 2s5k2c
By MARTHA WENNING | May 21, 2025
Sports 3rm1w
Pope sees superstardom ahead for Johnson 4l4qe
By Larry Vaught | May 21, 2025
Jasper Johnson is a 6-foot- 4 guard with elite shooting...
Gabby’s Fishing Fever 275329
By GREG ‘GABBY’ CAUDILL | May 21, 2025
Many things can help you in your quest to catch...
Struttin’ Time 5j4e3y
By STEVE BREWER | May 21, 2025
While “celebrations of life” are becoming more common in in...
Health 4w1oj
Not everyone who has artery blockages requires surgery 85h55
May 21, 2025
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have HIV and pulmonary hypertension. I was part of a research...
Olive oil can serve as a remedy for several ailments 3no6f
May 14, 2025
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 76-year-old male in good health. I go to the...
People that live with Alpha-Gal Syndrome may still lead normal lives 5w5z50
By NANETTE BANKS
CEA for Family & Consumer Sciences | May 14, 2025
Ticks are bad news in general, but the lone star tick brings an extra problem:...
Dry cough persisting for a decade might indicate asthma 4i2w3u
May 7, 2025
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a dry cough that’s been going on for about 13-14...
Raising magnesium intake helps with bigeminy heartbeat h4x57
April 30, 2025
DEAR DR. ROACH: Several months ago, I developed a case of a bigeminy heartbeat, so...
Entertainment 38622d
Morgan Wallen taking fans on 37-track journey 4h2ql
By MARIA SHERMAN
AP Music Writer | May 21, 2025
NEW YORK Morgan Wallen says he’s the problem. And soon, he’ll be yours. The country...
May 21, 2025
Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching...
Now here’s a tip! 376lq
May 21, 2025
• It’s barbecue time, and here’s a fun, festive idea for your next backyard shindig:...
Top ten movies 3n3o5f
May 21, 2025
1. Thunderbolts* (PG-13) Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan 2. Sinners (R) Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton...
Moments in time 2k5g2f
May 21, 2025
• On May 21, 1758, 10-year-old Mary Campbell was abducted from her home in Cumberland...
Obituaries 1n5n2q

Ross Fleming dies at 62 6z5m8
May 21, 2025
Ross Fleming, 62, of Whitesburg, died Thursday, May 15, at Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital. The...

Rites held for Curtis Anderson 495g3z
May 21, 2025
Curtis “Curt” Anderson, 77, of McRoberts, died Thursday, May 15, at his residence. He was...

Services held for James Wright 6n2rv
May 21, 2025
Funeral services for James Monroe “Butch” Wright, 78, were held May 16 at Letcher Funeral...

Funeral services are held for Hazel Ilene Eldridge 615hq
May 21, 2025
Hazel Ilene Eldridge, 68, of Hallie, died Tuesday, May 13, at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Healthcare...

Funeral services are held for Dewanna Lynn Isaac z2k6x
May 14, 2025
Funeral services for Dewanna Lynn Isaac, 76, were held May 10 at Deane Baptist Church....

Funeral services are held for Jack Rogers 521n31
May 14, 2025
Jack Sherman Paul Rogers, who lived most of his life in Whitesburg, died May 8...
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