At least eight dead as Eastern Kentucky suffers another round of widespread flooding over the weekend
(Update: The death toll has reached 12 from the weekend flooding.) By Mark Maynard Kentucky Today Eastern Kentucky is reeling…
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Some Kentuckians, like many rural Americans, are too poor to qualify for federal flood protections
This story was produced through a collaboration between the Daily Yonder, which covers rural America, and Climate Central, a nonadvocacy…
Kentucky by Heart: Harriette Arnow offers look inside Appalachian life’s struggles
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist With J.D. Vance coming on the scene as the Republican vice-presidential candidate, I thought about…
Many Eastern Kyians will see increase in monthly power bills following PSC approval of rate increase
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Many Eastern Kentuckians will see their monthly energy bills increase by around $8 per…
OpEd – T.J. Hensley: To make mountains blue again, democrats should keep investing in grassroots
Eastern Kentucky is an ancestrally Democratic region that usually doesn’t vote Democratic, except last month. Gov. Andy Beshear was reelected…
Kentucky by Heart: John C.C. Mayo, who purchased Eastern KY mineral rights, remains a polarizing figure
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune columnist The words “broad form deed” are, for many people from Eastern Kentucky, nasty ones. Often…
Nearly 3,000 Eastern Kentucky residents eligible for federal program to buyout flood-prone properties
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Nearly a year after the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky residents of Breathitt, Knott,…
Foreign crypto mining companies eye Eastern KY for cheap power; critics say it will stress electric grid
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Foreign-owned crypto mining companies are staking out Eastern Kentucky for cheap electricity, and the…
In remote Eastern Kentucky, neighbors step in to help out where no one else will following floods
By Justin Hicks Ohio Valley ReSource Over the past week, Havanna Thacker has transformed a historic high school in Carr…
Beshear expects to call special session of General Assembly to fund cleanup, repairs from recent floods
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today Governor Andy Beshear said he expects to call a special session of the General Assembly…
Kentucky by Heart: Eastern Kentuckians share personal experiences on recent flooding, recovery
By Steve Flairty NKyTribune Columnist Who can speak most authentically about the catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky? Eastern Kentuckians, of…
Constance Alexander: Recent flooding inspires poetry, wreaks havoc and spawns teamwork
The litany of devastation in Eastern Kentucky has a cadence all its own: Quicksand, Bulan, Neon, Hiner, Martin, Fisty, Hueysville,…
Death toll rises to 35 from historic flooding in Eastern Ky. with number expected to rise in coming days
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today At least 35 people have been confirmed dead due to devastating flooding that has hit…
A storied Kentucky coal town ‘dissolves’ to save itself, others across the commonwealth may follow
By Katie Myers Ohio Valley ReSource The mayor of Blackey stepped down years ago. The city council dwindled down to…
National Guard, NKY first responders sent to Eastern KY to help with ‘devastating’ flooding, power outages
This story has been updated Flash flooding has pounded eastern Kentucky, causing devastating flooding, the full extent of which is…
Key advisor Rocky Adkins weighs bid for state ag commissioner; a help for Beshear’s re-election?
By Jack Brammer NKyTribune reporter Rocky Adkins, a senior advisor to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and former Democratic floor leader…
Cole Raines: High-speed internet is the key to unlocking Eastern Kentucky’s potential
When Daniel Boone and early pioneers blazed a trail into the Kentucky wilderness via the Cumberland Gap, they quickly realized…
With reintroduction of elk, Kentucky professor sees an opportunity to help revitalize Appalachia
By Liam Niemeyer Ohio Valley ReSource Howard Whiteman is inching along in his black Toyota Prius, craning his neck to…
Olivia Weeks: Alan Maimon talks about ‘Twilight in Hazard’ and his continuing interest in the region
Alan Maimon spent five years writing about Eastern Kentucky for the Louisville Courier-Journal’s now defunct Hazard Bureau. In 2000, he…
Shouldering coal’s costs: Uncertain future awaits for programs addressing coal industry health impacts
By Katie Myers Ohio Valley ReSource Bennett Quillen walks through a late August downpour to check on his fall crop…
Lyn Hacker: ‘Family cemeteries’ have a uniqueness in Appalachia, represent a special commitment to family
To those who travel down the Hal Rogers Parkway in southeast Kentucky, one of the most interesting sights you’ll come…
Five months after historic spring flooding, Eastern Kentuckians are still dealing with the fallout
By Katie Myers and Corinne Boyer Ohio Valley ReSource Early on a rainy March morning in Jackson, Yolanda Goff found…