MSHA report examines its handling of W.Va. mine
Posted: 8:38 AM The Mine Safety and Health Administration will discuss its findings privately with victims' families in Beaver, then post the document online later in the morning.
Posted: 8:38 AM The Mine Safety and Health Administration will discuss its findings privately with victims' families in Beaver, then post the document online later in the morning.
Posted: 8:22 AM FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police posts across the commonwealth are accepting donations of nonperishable food and cleaning supplies for storm victims.
Posted: 8:44 AM The meeting is set for 10 a.m. in the Capitol Annex, a legislative office building next door to the Capitol.
Posted: 1:24 AM The proposal would fund scholarships with revenue from a tax on coal mined in the mountain region.
Posted: 1:23 AM The day began with another setback when snow blanketed storm-damaged West Liberty. At least 22 people in Kentucky died in Friday's tornadoes, but Monday night saw stories of progress, survival, and hope.
Posted: 1:25 AM A federal prosecutor says a Louisiana businessman used a web of pain clinics, troubled doctors and runners to funnel methadone and oxycodone into eastern Kentucky.
Posted: 1:21 AM While many people are volunteering to clear debris or donate money, some people in Morehead have decided to cook.
Posted: 1:26 AM State and county government retirees would forgo cost-of-living pension increases over the next two years under a budget proposal that could get a vote on the House floor by midweek.
Updated: 9:11 PM With tornados Friday and then snow Monday, you would think the people of Salyersville would be discouraged.
Updated: 8:47 PM In only a matter of hours, a historic tornado outbreak leaves behind a trail of destruction.
Posted: 1:27 AM Many churches are opening up distribution centers for people to pick up food, clothing and supplies.
Updated: 6:17 PM Even though Prestonsburg did not get hit hard by the storms, they are taking up donations for their neighbors that did.
Updated: 6:18 PM The hardest hit areas of Johnson County appear to be around Hager Hill, West Van Lear, and Denver. Crews were out in those areas Monday trying to restore power to those people as quickly as possible.
Updated: 1:34 AM Organizations across Kentucky have put together efforts to help storm victims.
Posted: 1:28 AM Workers with the Christian Appalachian Project say people apparently couldn't wait to start giving. They say when they showed up at the trailer at Noon to begin taking donations, there was already a pile waiting to be loaded.
Posted: 1:09 AM Many tornado ravaged communities shifted their focus Sunday from rescue to recovery. In West Liberty survivors went home to survey the destruction and see if they could salvage anything.
Posted: 1:10 AM The Whitley County coroner says Justin Brown, 37, and Lisa Jean Bird Shirer, 43, died when their pickup crashed on Highway 836.
Posted: 1:05 AM A hospital official says an Indiana toddler found in a field after Friday's violent tornadoes has died.
Posted: 1:07 AM Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is asking the federal government to expedite aid to the tornado-stricken state as the death toll continues to climb.
Updated: 12:09 AM Most of the large churches in West Liberty are no longer there, but one church that remained intact held service even though they had no electricity. Members said they relied on a higher power.
Updated: 7:28 PM 'What's next?' is the question of the day where people are coping with what's left after Friday's EF-2 tornado struck severely damaging homes and lives.
Updated: 7:37 PM Two days after a devastating tornado ripped through West Liberty people are starting to pick up the pieces hoping to find some of those irreplaceable items under mounds of rubble.
Posted: 1:11 AM Efforts are being made to restore power and clear heavy debris in East Bernstadt.
Updated: 9:14 PM The tornado that ripped through Magoffin County Friday night did not spare much, including the schools. Now officials say they are trying to figure out how bad the damage is and when kids can go back to school.
Posted: 12:53 AM Two people are dead after a crash in Whitley County.
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