As the coal industry declined through the 1990s, poverty and unemployment soared in Harlan, with over 25 percent of the county’s population of about 25,000 falling below the poverty line.

The break is on the main line that feeds water to customers from Dayhoit to the Bell/Harlan county line. They believe this line may be completely severed as they are losing 140 gallons per minute ...

On Thursday evening, Ebertfest at the Virginia Theatre welcomed over 1,200 guests for a screening of “Harlan County U.S.A.,” an Academy Award-winning documentary. This film captivated the audience ...

recording a complete game shutout while limiting Harlan County to only three hits, and finishing with 10 strikeouts to lead the Cardinals to a 5-0 road win. The five-run win snapped South Laurel ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky State Police say one person is dead after a crash in Harlan County. It happened along KY-60 on Big Black Mountain in the Lynch community at around 1:45 p.m ...

Since their beginning four years ago, the White Pelican Watch and Homecoming Celebration have allowed wildlife enthusiasts around Nebraska and the nation to learn about and view the American white ...

MOLUS, Ky. (WCHS) — Kentucky State Police are searching for an inmate who escaped a work crew in Harlan County. Robert Taylor, 46, of Richmond, Kentucky, left a detention center work release ...

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...

HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police reports that a Harlan County man has been arrested on child sexual exploitation offenses following an investigation. According to KSP ...

STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. AND THAT BREAKING NEWS IS IN HARLAN, IOWA, TONIGHT, WHERE THE SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD IN A HOME AFTER A MAN THERE IS SHOT AND KILLED ...

ORLEANS - The Harlan County Fairgrounds isn't just for the fair anymore. Since it was built in 1983, the Harlan County Ag Center has played host to events from weddings to a weeklong crusade by ...

Despite dropping a 79-65 decision to Bell County on Tuesday, Harlan County (16-6) retains the top spot in the region with an RPI rating of .65718. The Bobcats (17-4), who have reeled off five ...