WHITESBURG, KY  - The Kentucky State Police is reporting that on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at approximately 3:17 P.M, Troopers from KSP, Post 13, Hazard, received a call in reference to an unresponsive female on Trent Dr. located in the Whitesburg community of Letcher County.

Op-Ed by Carrie Ray 

Local governments across Eastern Kentucky have been facing budget shortfalls since 2012 because of declines in coal severance tax and population. The COVID-19 crisis caused tax revenues to drop further, while other costs have drastically risen. All of these factors have made it very hard for Eastern Kentucky’s local governments to make ends meet. However, historic new investments are coming to coal communities through recent federal initiatives. If invested wisely, this funding could help local governments keep their budgets in the black for years to come.

RIPLEY, TN – TBI is reporting that a joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the indictment of four men on numerous charges including first degree murder.

HICKMAN COUNTY, KY (December 13, 2021) – Kentucky State Police, Post 1, Mayfield, is requesting assistance in its investigation in locating Virginia Emerson, 73 of Hickman County.

"One tornado in Kentucky stayed on the ground for over 200 miles. This was potentially the longest continuous path of any tornado in U.S. history.… Even in the face of such tragedy, we can be confident that Kentucky will bounce back. We are strong, and we are united. We will come back bigger and better than ever before.”

Tornado damage after an F5 tore through Moore Oklahoma leaving a car on a pile of rubble that used to be a home - Editorial stock photo by Heysuzhunter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the tornadoes in Western Kentucky:

Trafficking Arrest takes drugs off the streets of Clay County, Kentucky

MANCHESTER, KY (December 13, 2021) - Clay County Sheriff Patrick Robinson is reporting that on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at approximately 10:00 PM Clay County Sheriff Deputy Coty Arnold along with Deputy Jared Smith arrested Joshua Cornett, 36.