Breathitt County News

People affected by the may flooding can still apply for aid, but there are some changes.

LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky held a memorial service Tuesday morning, June 30, in honor of the air-medical crew who lost their lives on duty ten years ago.

A Breathitt County couple schemed to defraud an insurance company to get workers' compensation coverage and lower rates, a grand jury has charged.

Starting Monday, the two Disaster Recovery Centers in Kentucky, located in Jackson and Pikeville, are extending their hours of operation from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Breathitt County mountain climber Martin Douthitt has safely reached the summit of Alaska's Mount Denali.

FORT THOMAS - A Fort Thomas realtor is spearheading a relief drive to help flooding victims in her native eastern Kentucky community.

State Police arrested an eastern Kentucky preacher in Clark County after they say he drove across several counties to meet a 13-year old girl for sex.

A Breathitt County man has been arrested on charges he tried to meet an underage girl for sex.

This spring, parts of Eastern Kentucky got more than double the amount of rainfall than last year ... and that's leaving some farmers with a new problem - too much rain.

Times-Tribune Staff Report Williamsburg police Thursday caught two adults and a young person with drugs and drug paraphernalia at the Hometown BP gas station at exit 11 off I-75. Shawn Jackson of the Williamsburg police said on Monday authorities were notified by persons inside the service station that something odd was going on with the people in ...

Several Eastern Kentucky fire departments are adding more firefighters to the roster.

Four disaster recovery centers in Kentucky will close or transition to other functions next weekend.

One month ago, we first told you about rising flood waters in parts of eastern Kentucky.

Current Conditions available on our Weather Page . A pair of 10-year-olds from Winchester spent the first day of their summer vacation trying to make life a little easier for young flood victims in Breathitt County.

INDEPENDENCE - A flash flood last month through Breathitt County, about 150 miles southeast of here, left Rousseau Elementary School under water.

Thirty-three Breathitt County residents have sued a coal company, saying water and mining waste from holding ponds near Quicksand Creek exacerbated damage from flooding after heavy rains May 8 and 9. In a suit filed Thursday in Breathitt Circuit Court, attorney Ned Pillersdorf said, residents claim Appalachian Fuels was "grossly negligent" in ...

A Kentucky elementary school, devastated by flooding, is about to get boxes of books to restock its library.

A fourth grader in Winchester who has been collecting donations for flood victims in Breathitt County has had great success.

Patience is wearing thin for flood victims waiting for federal assistance. Disaster hit eastern Kentucky hard three weeks ago, and still no word on whether FEMA will help.

Repairing county roads could break the bank in one of eastern Kentucky's hardest hit areas from the flood.