A Franklin Circuit judge has given a legal victory to Hazard and several other Kentucky cities interested in imposing a restaurant tax. The tax, created by the legislature in 1980, is levied in about ...

At least eight people have died due to flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed Thursday. Kentucky State Police are searching for people who have been reported missing. Area residents ...

Lori Helfrich, the parish life director at Mother of Good Counsel Church in Hazard County, Kentucky, had just come from volunteering at the food pantry that her parish helps support. They were cutting ...

HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — For the last six days, several Perry County residents have been waiting to see a drip from their faucets after water outages popped up across Hazard, Kentucky. These water ...

A colorful mural is displayed on the side of the building that houses the Broken Spoke Lounge along Main Street in downtown Hazard, Ky., Thursday, November 12, 2020. The murals are mean to help Hazard ...

A Floyd County Sheriff’s Office employee walks past the county detention center Dec. 3, 2025. An inmate in jail custody died Saturday in what police say was an apparent suicide. Austin R. Ramsey ...

Louisville's Baxter Avenue Theatre, 1250 Bardstown Road, will beat big cities like New York and Los Angeles to the punch when the feature film "Hazard" opens with a red carpet premiere on Friday, Jan.

On a recent trip to Eastern Kentucky, I made a day-long pilgrimage through the mountains, starting and finishing in Harlan and hitting Hyden, Hazard, Prestonsburg, Pikeville and Whitesburg along the ...

HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — An investigation is underway after controversial photos from an event at Hazard High School are causing outrage. As part of homecoming week activities, Tuesday was costume day ...

INCLUDING 300 IN STATE PARKS. AND FOR MANY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, HELP WILL MEAN CLEANING SUPPLIES OR GROCERIES. BUT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL AND MEANS HAVING A PLACE TO PLAY. FOOTBALL LAUREN ADAMS TRAVELED ...