Harlan News

The identity of a woman tagged only with the name "Caroline" has remained a mystery in eastern Kentucky for four decades.

A juvenile could be facing felony animal cruelty charges after allegedly throwing a dog from a Totz bridge.

DEBBIE CALDWELL/Harlan Daily Enterprise Crystal Whitehead was arrested Wednesday night on an attempted murder charge after she allegedly fired a gun into the home of a Sunshine man.

Is President Obama's birthplace, wherever it is, destined to lie unrepaired and unrecognized in perpetuity? If the phalanxes of lawyers currently fighting a number of lawsuits seeking to open up detailed information about the president's origins succeed that's a distinct possibility, ...

If the current version of the city of Harlan's 2009-2010 budget is approved by council members during the July 13 meeting, Mayor Danny Howard says Harlan residents will see no changes in rates or services provided by the city.

Lunchtime in downtown Harlan each Wednesday now means music and art on the courthouse lawn thanks to a weekly partnership between the Harlan Revitalization Association, Sound Effects Studio and the Artists Attic.

To choose the second director in the history of the Harlan Boys Choir, the Harlan Independent School District went with a blend of youth and experience.

The Nifty Needles Quilting Club will meet on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at the Harlan County Extension Depot located at 110 River Street.

Members of the Harlan Rotary Club are preparing for this weekend's Goin' Back to Harlan Bluegrass Festival, which kicks off Thursday with over a dozen bluegrass and gospel groups performing throughout the weekend.

A young woman named Neda Soltan is being embraced as a martyr in Iran after a video of her purported killing at a protest Saturday was posted widely to YouTube and Facebook.

Harlan County Property Valuation Administrator Felicia Wooten responded recently to the judge's ruling in favor of the 11 Kentucky PVAs who were charged with violations of KRS 11A.020 accusing them of nepotism by hiring or promoting a family member within their offices.

Changes are on the way for Main Street in Harlan in the form of new 15-minute parking spaces, sidewalks and streetlights, buried utility lines and the possible replacement of trees.

One local author has discovered a way to preserve traditional Appalachian Mountain ghost stories and tales of paranormal happenings by including many of them in her newly released book titled "More Harlan County Haunts." Darla Jackson said the book, which is the second part to one she released last year titled "Harlan County Haunts," is filled with ...

A 58-year-old mine foreman with 40 years of mining experience was killed in a mining accident in Harlan County, Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet officials have announced.

North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July, a Japanese newspaper said Thursday, amid escalating tensions between the communist country and the United States over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.

Kentucky State Police Post 10 welcomes a new Trooper from the latest graduating class number 87 of the Kentucky State Police Academy.

On 6/14/09 at 1:50 p.m. Kentucky State Police Post 10 Harlan responded to an injury crash on US 119 in Baxter, KY.

The Loyall City Council agreed Monday during the regular monthly meeting to ban all four-wheelers from operating on roadways within the city limits due to recent problems caused by riders in the city.

A mine foreman with 40 years mining experience was killed Tuesday night in a mining accident in Harlan County.

ANN ROBINSON/Harlan Daily Enterprise The group known as Harlan 2020 held a celebration Tuesday at Camp Blanton where all the members of the group were recognized for their efforts and participation with several projects over the course of the past five months.