The prison has been controversial, with some supporting the prospect for jobs but others raising concerns including mass ...

A coal mine was the first to wreck the land. Now activists want to keep another extractive industry from taking root there: ...

A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year, stunning their tight-knit Appalachian community, appeared remotely from a jail Friday for a court hearing as defense attorneys and ...

Indigenous group seeking to restore and reclaim Appalachian land buys 63 acres within site of proposed federal prison with the support of prison opponents.

The proposed prison would be the fifth in eastern Kentucky. In an emailed statement, Rogers said this news “comes as no surprise.” “A small contingency of individuals has been against the proposed ...

Ex-Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines appeared ... he was accused of shooting his longtime friend eight times. KY Courts Neither side specified the type of evidence that would ...

A county sheriff shot and killed a judge in the Letcher County Courthouse on Thursday, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP). State police said Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines ...

The advisories are expected to be in place through most of the morning Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

For five years, Dennis Bayse transforms his house into a makeshift Arrowhead Stadium. The original idea came from his inability to physically attend games, so he brought them to his home in Sedgwick.

An indigenous-led group, the Appalachian Rekindling Project, has purchased a tract of land on the site of the proposed ...

A man and woman who federal prosecutors said were responsible for running a cockfight at a Letcher County facility have both been sentenced to prison terms for their roles.

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