Filming Netflix Movie In Eastern KY A best selling book set in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky will soon be on a small screen near you.Netflix had the winning bid on turning J.D. Vance’s story “Hillbilly Elegy” into a movie.Our news partners at the Lexington Herald-Leader report Ron Howard, known for his role on…
U.S. Senator Rand Paul Civil Trial Begins U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says he feared for his life after being hit by a blindside tackle from a neighbor, who broke several of his ribs while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home.The Republican senator was the first witness Monday at the trial for…
Protecting Your Water Pipes From The Arctic Blast An arctic blast is expected to make its way across Kentucky today dropping the temperature into the dangerously cold zone that could have an effect on your water pipes, too. Travis Spurlock is a production manager at SERVPRO in London says, “you can drip water lines,…
AK Steel Closing Its Doors A facility that has been sitting still since 2015 will officially close by the end of 2019. Ashland Mayor Steve Gilmore says officials with AK Steel say they will be closing the plant. Gilmore says this will directly impact about 200 people.Gilmore tells WSAZ the company has been able…
Developing Neighborhood Watch Programs The drug epidemic and other factors according to local police is contributing to alarming numbers of break-ins and burglaries.To make sure people not only keep their homes safer but their communities, police are helping to create local neighborhood watch programs.At a gathering with nearly 70 people Monday evening at the…
Mammoth Cave National Park Re-Opens Mammoth Cave National Park has reopened to the public following the end of the partial federal government shutdown.The Daily News reports the park in south-central Kentucky reopened for visitors on Sunday after President Donald Trump signed a temporary deal Friday to end the shutdown.Parts of the park had remained…
Emergency Shelter In Pikeville Receives Important Grant The West Care Emergency Shelter in Pikeville recently received an important grant. Case Manager Anna Wakeland says this month they got a new grant called Grants to Benefit Homeless Individuals.The new grant allows them to help more people. She says with that grant, we were able to…
Warming Center Opening In Prestonsburg Starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday night, the Prestonsburg Church of God will open a warming center at their location on University Drive in Prestonsburg.The center will be open from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.The only stipulation listed on a flyer posted on Facebook is that…
Governor Bevin Announces Lt. Governor Running Mate According to the Secretary of State website Governor Bevin has officially filed the necessary paperwork to run again for KY Governor. He will have to beat Robert Goforth and William Woods in the Primary Election in May.During his announcement, Bevin said he will file for reelection with…
Emergency Plane Landing Turns Out OK Lexington firefighters responded to reports of an emergency plan landing not far from Blue Grass Airport Saturday afternoon. Tiffany Hart, an official from Blue Grass Airport, said the event happened just before four Saturday afternoon. Hart says the Bonanza plane’s engine began having troubles and failed. She said…