Pension Relief Passes House Governor Matt Bevin’s pension-relief proposal has narrowly passed the state House after a more than three-hour debate as a midsummer special legislative session continues.The 52-46 vote Monday was a pivotal test for Bevin’s plan to…
New Pavilion Space Coming To Hazard The Perry County Farmers Market will be getting a facelift from its current location.Jennifer Weeber, the food coordinator with the Community Farm Alliance, says it’s a way to bring the community together.”It can…
Harlan High School Football Team Helps Miners The Harlan County High School football team raised $4,000 for Blackjewel coal miners on Monday night.They hosted a two mile “Coal Run” which took place at Harlan County High School.”Our stadium is…
Event For Kids Giving Books And Cash A Books and Barbers event was held on Sunday afternoon at Lexington City Church.All kids had to do was walk through the door, pick out a book and read.Aside from getting a…
Equifax Settles Lawsuit Affecting Kentuckians Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle with the Federal Trade Commission and others over a 2017 data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and other private information of nearly 150 million…
Franklin Co. ‘Real ID’ Issues Force State to Delay Rollout Residents of both Franklin and Woodford Counties now have access to Kentucky’s new Real ID driver’s licenses. It hasn’t been easy for workers, though. Some told WKYT-TV that because…
Pike County Opens Cooling Centers Amid Heat Wave A number of shelters and cooling centers across Eastern Kentucky, including Pike County, are open this weekend as the temperatures crank up to the upper 90s. Pike County opened all but…
KY Flags Flying To Honor Fallen Soldiers Governor Matt Bevin has directed that flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Friday, July 19, 2019, in honor of two Kentucky servicemen who were killed in action…
KY Experiences Drop In Overdose Deaths Kentucky officials are reporting the first statewide drop in drug overdose deaths since 2013.A report issued Thursday states 1,333 people died from drug overdoses in 2018, down from a record 1,566 deaths the…
Heat Advisory Issued For The Weekend A Heat Advisory for a good portion of the mountains will go into effect today at noon and last until 8 p.m. Saturday. Lawrence County, Ky and Wayne County, WV are under an…