OpEd: To incentivize economic growth in our declining coal towns and prevent extensive pollution, what if our mines were repurposed as geothermal sites?

Framed out in Letcher County last month is a four-bedroom, solar-powered home under construction by nonprofit Homes Inc.

That’s what he was doing two summers ago when he saw alerts about severe floods in Letcher County, Kentucky ... rain and realized the threat his own town was about to face.

Ritchie Weems and the Continental V — began as Pikeville’s first rock-n-roll band. Now, the group is listed among the members ...

NOW, YOU CAN ALSO DROP OFF TOYS RIGHT HERE AT OUR WLKY STUDIOS AND AT ANY JEFFERSON COUNTY ... KY 40259Or visit the website at Louisville.ky.toysfortots.org.These donations will serve Jefferson, ...

“Johnnie was on the scene, ankle-deep in mud, his equipment from home in tow, ready to help folks in Letcher County,” ...

WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Letcher Countians voted by majority to allow alcohol sales throughout the county. Alcohol sales were already allowed in the cities of Whitesburg, Jenkins and Fleming-Neon. Now ...

A former Kentucky sheriff was experiencing an "extreme emotional disturbance" when he allegedly fatally shot a judge, according to his attorney. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn "Mickey" Stines ...

The federal government has granted approval of a new federal prison in Letcher County, Kentucky, per an announcement Monday.

A new sheriff is on the job in Letcher County, Kentucky as the former sheriff awaits trial for allegedly killing a judge inside his chambers.The shooting happened at the Letcher County Courthouse ...

MEANTI The new Letcher County, Kentucky, sheriff has been on the job for two weeks, and he's working to implement security changes.Sheriff Billy Jones replaced Mickey Stines, who resigned after ...

One decision can change someone’s life entirely. And those decisions can change the course of entire communities or even states. The life of one of Arkansas’s earliest judges is one ...