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In the late summer of 1974 somebody set fire to the Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg. The blaze took the offices, the files, the bound archives — most of the institutional memory of Letcher County that Tom and Pat Gish had been accumulating since they bought the paper in 1956 and changed its masthead from…

Kentucky is one of 25 states suing the Trump administration over its latest round of tariffs, challenging the executive branch’s authority and the policies’ economic impact on their residents and businesses.

For years, Woodland Christian Church faced mounting maintenance costs and declining membership. Now, it’s home to 38 units of affordable housing through a project its lead pastor called “a true resurrection story.”

The Kentucky Department of Revenue will shut down its computer systems on Wednesday for a planned systems upgrade, temporarily halting tax processing and other services.

Sen. Rand Paul is moving forward with plans to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during recent testimony, with a vote scheduled for this week.

Kentucky’s general fund exceeded revenue estimates by $476 million at the end of fiscal year 2025-26, driven by strong sales tax and income tax growth, but the road fund fell $72.4 million short due to a temporary gas tax suspension.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close the I-75 southbound ramp to Newtown Pike from noon Friday, Aug. 7, through 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, for concrete pavement replacement as part of the Newtown Pike widening project.

An independent audit of Fayette County Public Schools’ budgeting system has yielded 70 recommendations, with implementation expected to take up to 18 months.

The mayor of Kentucky’s largest city is calling on city council members to pass a temporary ban or moratorium on data center construction within the city while the local government mulls over potential regulations restricting the siting and impacts of large data centers.  In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said…

Fayette County Public Schools is celebrating dozens of high school students selected for three prestigious, free statewide summer leadership programs including the Governor’s Scholars Program, Governor’s School for the Arts, and Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs.