Updated: 5:22 PM Hazard Police say a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle along Highway 15 near the Daniel Boone Motel Friday night.

Updated: 6:13 PM Thousands of people are planning to participate in the "Hands of Coal Across Bell County" event on Saturday.

Updated: 4:03 PM With jackpots for Powerball and Mega Millions climbing, more and more people are buying lottery tickets. Does that have an effect on low-income food and clothing services?

Posted: 8:28 PM Twenty-two years of hard work by students and volunteers were recognized Thursday night.

Posted: 8:03 PM A former Perry County magistrate was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford Plea to a misdemeanor charge for receiving stolen property.

Posted: 5:27 PM Cory Carroll was accused of driving under the influence in August of 2011 when he collided head-on with another vehicle.

Posted: 2:30 PM The Kentucky River Regional Animal Shelter is making some major policy changes in the wake of the distemper outbreak there a couple weeks ago.

Posted: 5:15 AM Jerry L. Combs was found at his home on Walker Branch Road in Allais with multiple stab wounds.

Posted: 10:28 PM The first fundraiser for Hospice was held on WSGS radio in Hazard.

Updated: 7:35 AM List of dates of schools starting in the coming days across the mountains.

Posted: 10:57 AM Police tell Mountain News the Perry County 911 Center received a call just after 7:40 Saturday night of a body found in a home on Walker Branch Rd.

Posted: 4:48 PM State police tell us one man was robbed at a post office.

Posted: 10:28 PM A Perry County attorney is seeking to have a lawsuit filed against the county clerk dismissed.

Updated: 9:52 PM The Mommy and Me Boutique in Perry County held its Grand Opening today.

Updated: 6:22 PM A Perry County man is recovering after being beaten and robbed in his home

Posted: 4:41 PM A Perry County woman, convicted of injuring her brother and killing his girlfriend with one shot, will spend six years in prison.

Updated: 7:38 PM Wednesday's strong storms caused some flooding issues in Perry County.

Posted: 3:57 PM Two new provisions of the controversial federal healthcare reform law went into effect on Wednesday. One of them requires new and renewing health insurance plans to cover birth control for women at no out-of-pocket cost

Updated: 5:10 PM A jury returned a guilty verdict on an assault charge in the second trial of Tracy Lynn Napier late Tuesday evening after deliberating for nearly six hours.

Updated: 4:08 PM Gas prices have made a record-breaking jump in the last four weeks. Fuel skyrocketed by 13 cents over 26 consecutive days in July, marking the biggest July jump since at least 2000.

Updated: 6:49 AM Kentucky State Police say accidents and citations in southeastern Kentucky are down compared to this time one year ago. However, fatalities are up.

Posted: 4:57 PM The defense began its case in the trial of a Perry County man charged with attempted murder.

Updated: 7:26 AM Scorching temperatures and a terrible drought have prompted the government to project higher food prices for next year. So how closely is southeastern Kentucky mirroring the national pattern?

Posted: 5:08 PM Earlier this month, James Herald walked away from work detail at the Perry County Park.

Posted: 5:13 PM A man charged with murder is expected to be back in court next month.