Ice storm leaves widespread power outages
99 percent of Magoffin, Lawrence counties left in the dark It is a cold and dark morning for nearly…
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Ralph Davis is news director at Mountain Top News. He is a Prestonsburg native and lives there today.
Falling trees knock out power to thousands
As predicted, a heavy band of freezing rain that swept through the Appalachian region on Monday has…
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Outages begin to climb as ice storm takes toll
Power lines are beginning to fall across the region, as the strongest band of freezing rain moved into…
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Storm closes Ky. courthouses on Tuesday
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Due to the major winter storm currently affecting Kentucky, all Judicial Branch facilities…
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Number of outages falls, but worst of storm still threatens
Utility workers have made progress on power outages across the region, as the worst of the ice storm…
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Kentucky remaining under state of emergency due to new winter storm
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear’s state of emergency issued last week due to severe weather is…
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Power companies brace for outages
Power outages are beginning to occur as a result of the weather, with the bulk of the ice storm not…
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Even salt trucks struggling with slick roads
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Department of Highways is asking motorists to stay off the roads this morning,…
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Kentucky adds dozens of new vaccination sites
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s coronavirus vaccine effort continues to grow, with the addition…
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SW Va. man accused of threatening senator
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia man has been charged with influencing, impeding or retaliating…
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