Attorneys offer advice on escaping domestic violence
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Eastern Kentucky attorneys are offering advice to people trying to escape domestic violence after one Laurel County woman was murdered by her husband Tuesday night at their home. "What we try to do is make a difference vict...
The Car Was Repossessed, but the Debt Remains
By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and MICHAEL CORKERYJUNE 18, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Photo Unable to recover the balance of loans by repossessing and reselling the cars of owners who default, some subprime lenders...
Former clients of Eric C. Conn targeted by scam
Being Poor Ain't Cheap
May 16, 2017 | Joshua Wilkey Poor people are cash cows. It makes no sense, really. One would think that poor people, by virtue of being poor, would not be profitable customers. However, for many large corporations that...
What the Media Misses When It Sees Appalachia as Just ‘Trump Country’
May 17, 2017, 11:26am Dr. Jessica Wilkerson It's fashionable to note that Appalachia voted overwhelmingly for Trump—and to predict political karma since he's proposed massive funding cuts that will affect the region. But people in Appalachia have ...
Affordable Housing Program Costs More, Shelters Fewer
May 9, 201712:31 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Laura Sullivan Twitter Meg Anderson The $25 million Labre Place in Miami was built using the low-income housing tax credit program. It's named for the patron saint for t...
State starts hotline for free legal help over custody and visitation issues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 1, 2017) – A new telephone hotline gives qualifying parents free legal assistance related to their custody and visitation concerns. The toll-free Custody and Visitation Hotline number is 1-844-673-3470. Phone lines are open Monda...
These 8 Kentucky counties had the biggest decline in life expectancy in the country
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com Eight counties in Eastern Kentucky had the biggest decline in life expectancy in the country between 1980 and 2014, according to a study released Monday. Owsley County had the biggest drop in the nation...
AppalReD funding in danger
What Will Happen to Americans Who Can't Afford an Attorney?
President Trump’s budget would eliminate the Legal Services Corporation, which helps low-income individuals obtain representation in civil proceedings. An attorney at Staten Island Legal Services helps a client with foreclosure paperwork in 20...