Weather outlook for April 2-6, 2025
Eastern Kentucky can expect 1-3 inches of rain; flooding highly unlikely.
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Pikeville firefighter honored one year after his death
The city of Pikeville paid tribute to the Late Robert Lindsey one year after his passing
Read MorePikeville Farmers Market is asking for growers to apply for vendor spots
Applications for growers to join the Pikeville Farmers Market can be obtained at the Pike County Cooperative Extension Office
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Country music legend Loretta Lynn dies
HURRICANE MILLS, Tenn. — Country music superstar and Eastern Kentucky native Loretta Lynn has died. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills,” her family announced on Lynn’s Twitter…
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US Senator Rand Paul Speaks with Jenkins Residents
JENKINS, Ky. – As part of his re-election campaign, U.S Senator Rand Paul spoke with local Kentuckians in Jenkins Tuesday about pressing issues within the state. Reporter Joel Cordial tells us more.
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Biden elected president
The Associated Press, Fox News, the Washington Post, ABC News and NBC News are all declaring that former Vice President Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, securing enough electoral votes to defeat President Donald Trump and become the nation’s 46th president. President Trump has issued a statement disputing…
Read MoreElection preview: Ky. 7th District Supreme Court
Mountain Top News political analyst Tom Matijasic discusses the 7th District Supreme Court race in Kentucky.
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‘A nail-biter, all the way to the end’
McConnell confident of re-election, but puts odds of GOP keeping control of Senate, White House at 50-50 HYDEN, Ky. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the campaign trail Thursday, for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began. McConnell made one stop in Eastern Kentucky, speaking…
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More than half of Kentucky counties are red
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Thursday marked the first release of the coronavirus incidence map, since Gov. Andy Beshear announced recommendations for those living in red counties. And as expected during the current third wave of the pandemic, there was a lot of red on the map. Of Kentucky’s 120 counties,…
Read MoreElection preview: 29th & 31st District state Senate
Mountain Top News political analyst Tom Matijasic takes a look at the 29th and 31st District state Senate races in Kentucky.
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