Lee County News

The Daniel Boone Chapter of the American Red Cross has been busy this month responding to eight fires in its seven-county area in less than 10 days that left eight families homeless.

A Lee County man is in serious condition at UK Hospital after an accident at a Whitley County construction site Tuesday morning.

A boil water advisory is in effect for some customers in Lee County. We're told Beattyville Waterworks customers from 349 McGuire Avenue through Depot Hill and downtown to the underpass are affected.

By Carl Keith Greene / Staff Writer As of about 8 p.m. Wednesday, none of the Tri-County detention centers appeared to be hosting prisoners taken in an Eastern Kentucky roundup of alleged drug dealers earlier in the day.

Two eastern Kentucky fire departments will be featured in a national documentary focusing on rural preparedness and first responders.

One person is dead after the driver of a pickup loses control and overturns. State Police say 20-year old Josh Hacker of Clay City was driving westbound on White Ash Road in Lee County Saturday night when he hit an embankment.

A weekend crash in eastern Kentucky threw five people from the bed of a pickup truck, killing a teenager.

Morehead State University at West Libertya s Small Business Development Center and Lee Countya s People Encouraging People will co-sponsor a workshop for those interested in learning more about eBay.

A large fire is burning right now in Beattyville. That's in Lee County. We understand Jack's IGA on Main Street is on fire.

Three businesses were destroyed in a fire that "ruined" a portion of Main Street in Beattyville on Thursday.

The remains of a woman found dead in Lee County Wednesday have been identified, and her son and his girlfriend have been charged with murdering her and another of her sons, whose body was found Friday in a freezer.

Elizabeth Backa TMs pickup truck, after it was hit by a train a railroad crossing in Lee County.

Two crashes at a Lee County railroad crossing in 24 hours. The accidents happened at a railroad crossing on Kentucky 52.

Indictment warrants have been issued for 16 people following a investigation into illegal drug activity in Lee County.

Special to The Times-Tribune Wednesday's East Kentucky Flood Relief Telethon on WYMT-TV helped raise nearly $50,000 for East Kentucky flood victims.

Special to The Times-Tribune PRIDE usually recruits volunteers to care for Mother Nature.