PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A dispatcher for the Prestonsburg/Floyd County Emergency Communications Center has been suspended without pay, following her arrest on shoplifting charges. Rebecca Fletcher, 43, of Paintsville, was arrested at her home on Friday. She is charged with shoplifting in both Johnson and…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville Medical Center released the following statement regarding its plans to help flood victims: Eastern Kentucky is once again grappling with an overwhelming crisis as catastrophic flooding has ravaged the region. Thousands of families have been displaced, homes have been destroyed…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who was elected to the Senate in 1984 and rose to be his party’s leader in that chamber until stepping down from leadership prior to the current Congress, used the occasion of his 83rd birthday to announce he will not seek another term. McConnell…
Read MoreWELCH, W.Va. — A 2-year-old boy is the third flooding-related death reported in West Virginia. Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed the news, WOWK reported on Wednesday. The child’s guardians, Donald and Debby Griffin, both 69, of Welch, were the other two deaths reported in the state. The family was…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – The Southeast Kentucky Chamber of Commerce has announced the launch of the Back to Business Grant Program, part of its Resilience Fund, to assist businesses recovering from the February 2025 floods. With a total of $25,000 available, the program will provide grants ranging from $500…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. – In response to the deadly storms that have impacted communities throughout Kentucky this month, Kentucky REALTORS® announces $150,000 in relief funds to support individuals and families whose homes were damaged or destroyed. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Gov. Andy Beshear provided an update…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Kentucky’s entire congressional delegation has united in bipartisan fashion to ask President Donald Trump to approve Gov. Andy Beshear’s request that the president issue a major disaster declaration for the recent flood. The state was covered by heavy rain beginning Feb. 14,…
Read MoreHigh water affecting highways across Kentucky as crews ready plow trucks FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hazardous travel conditions continue to impact Kentucky as hundreds of roadways remain flooded while a winter snowstorm is forecast to arrive tonight. Gov. Andy Beshear urged motorists to exercise safe driving…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — During his update today on recovery efforts from the flood the state is currently experiencing, Gov. Andy Beshear revealed that the death toll has now risen to 14. The two latest deaths were a homeless man and woman in Jefferson County who died from exposure. Those are in addition…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — During his disaster update Sunday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed at least eight deaths due to this weekend’s storms. Two of those deaths were floodwater-related and involved men in Pike County. The governor also reported floodwater-related deaths of a man in Clay County,…
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