A two hour commute for day care: How poor access to child care hurts Eastern Kentucky
By Will Wright April 04, 2019 12:40 PM, Updated April 04, 2019 12:40 PM The extra bedroom in Alexia Ault’s home near Cumberland holds a child’s bed along one wall, a crib along another and a playset in the corner. Recently, though, this room wh...
No hot water? A hole in your in roof? Why Kentucky law is so bad for renters.
By Elizabeth A. Davis March 07, 2019 06:41 PM, Updated March 07, 2019 06:41 PM Once on a first date, I talked about landlord-tenant law in Kentucky for 15 minutes. Fortunately, my now fiancé still asked me out on a second date. I love talkin...
Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic
Nancy and Rich Potter had the kind of marriage that made other couples jealous. He’d take her on spontaneous trips. She’d wear her Daisy Dukes just for him. Joyce Birman said her late husband, George, made a terrible first impression. It was his a...
Lexington law firm working to organize and distribute thousands of client files caught up in Eric Conn scheme
By Hillary Thornton | Posted: Tue 4:09 PM, Jan 15, 2019 | Updated: Wed 7:57 AM, Jan 16, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - He admitted to defrauding the federal government out of $550 million and is currently serving a 27 year prison s...
Lexington law firm working to organize and distribute thousands of client files caught up in Eric Conn scheme
By Hillary Thornton | Posted: Tue 4:09 PM, Jan 15, 2019 | Updated: Wed 7:57 AM, Jan 16, 2019 LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - He admitted to defrauding the federal government out of $550 million and is currently serving a 27 year prison s...
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It
December 18, 20185:00 AM ET Howard Berkes Facebook Twitter Huo Jingnan Robert Benincasa Twitter Greg Kelly at home in Delphia, Ky. A former coal miner, Kelly has an advanced stage of black lung disease known as compli...
‘Worse and worse.’ Time to address Eastern Kentucky’s water woes, officials say.
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‘Worse and worse.’ Time to address Eastern Kentucky’s water woes, officials say.
Jessica and Tim Taylor of Martin County, Kentucky collect rainwater to get by when their city water is turned off. That happens too often, they said, and they hope some state or federal agency will come and help during times without water. By Will Wr...
‘Tip of the spear.’ As customers beg for clean water, is a crisis looming in Appalachia?
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APPALRED LEGAL AID HELPS CLIENTS WITH PROBLEMS IN MANY LEGAL AREAS
AppalReD Legal Aid provides free legal help in civil matters to low-income and vulnerable people in 37 counties in eastern and south central Kentucky. AppalReD Legal Aid is well-known for its family law work including protective orders, divorces, an...