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Official: Worker dies in accident at mine site
State officials say a crane accident at a mining site in southeastern Kentucky has fatally wounded a worker.
Perry County baby boy fighting rare disorder
An 18-month-old baby boy in Perry County is suffering from a rare chromosome disorder that could end his life.
Official: Worker dies in mining accident
State officials say a crane accident at a mining site in southeastern Kentucky has fatally wounded a worker.
Former Ky. Official Pleads Guilty To Mail Fraud
A former eastern Kentucky official has pleaded guilty to mail fraud in an attempt to hide a vote-buying scheme.
Eastern Kentucky bridge named after fallen soldier
A small bridge in eastern Kentucky now bears the name of a Fort Campbell soldier killed last year in Afghanistan.
Kentuckians, especially the people of Eastern Kentucky, identify themselves by county.
Traffic changes at busy Perry County intersection
Changes at a Perry County intersection where one person has died and dozens injured in recent years.
As attacks on mountaintop-removal mining in Appalachia have grown increasingly sharp, the coal industry and its supporters have defended the practice by saying that reclaimed mine areas provide flat land for development in a place where level sites are scarce.
Governor Beshear announces dental health initiative
Governor Beshear comes to Hazard to announce an initiative to promote dental care in Eastern Kentucky.
Donation provides - hope' to women's rehab center
" It's been several years since Renee and Jimmy McCoy first started the Hope in the Mountains drug treatment center, located at Watergap.
Man arrested on attempted murder & kidnapping charges
Shots rang out in what neighbors call a normally quiet neighborhood after police say a Perry County man tried to kill a woman.
State Approves $2 Million Water Project
The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands is funding a nearly $2.2 million water line project to help people in Knott and Perry counties whose wells have been contaminated by coal mining activity.
Copper thieves strike transmitters
Three Perry County transmitters are missing ground copper wiring after it was stolen early this morning.
Police still looking for escapees
Police are still looking for two inmates who escaped from a work release program in Perry County.
Confirmed H1N1 at Perry County School
A case of H1N1 in a Perry County school is confirmed, but it will not be shutting the school down.
Kentucky State Police Detectives from Post 13 in Hazard have arrested a Perry County man charging him with the murder of his brother.
Perry man charged in brother's murder
Kentucky state police detectives on Monday arrested a Perry County man and charged him with the shooting death of his brother.
Perry County Couple Arrested on Drug Charges
Officers say a concerned neighbor called them to a home yesterday on eastern pine.
As Larry Clay tends cattle at D & D Ranch, massive dump trucks growl nearby, hauling off rock stripped away to uncover coal.
An Eastern Kentucky elementary school will be closed on Monday due to illness. R.W. Combs Elementary School in Perry County will re-open on Tuesday.
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