Leslie County News

The 12th street bridge in Ashland was closed earlier this week, and these recent events have brought up some questions that we wanted answered.

The Kentucky Office of Employment and Training released April figures on Thursday showing the coalfields with unemployment rates ranging from 13.3 percent in Jackson County to 16.9 percent in Magoffin County.

TV in Hazard reported Getson Roberts was caught hours after escaping from the Clay County Detention Center.

Bill Smith said most of the coal extracted by his High Ridge Mining operation in Pike County will be shipped to China to help fuel its economy.

Sheriff's deputies made what they consider to be their largest meth discovery in years.

Unemployment rates rose in 60 Kentucky counties between March 2012 and March 2013, while 54 county rates decreased and six stayed the same, according to the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet.