Powell County News

Relatives of one of the four Kentuckians killed in a wreck in northern Indiana this week have set up a fund to pay for his funeral.

Four people from Powell County were killed in northern Indiana Tuesday after the car they were in collided head-on with an SUV in a no-passing zone.

A Powell County man is in serious, but stable condition at UK hospital after Kentucky State Police say he was shot in the chest.

Confirmed tornados in Kentucky on Friday left many cleaning up debris Saturday. Barns, homes, and power lines took most of the damage.

A tornado touched down in Casey County on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, and at least two more are suspected in other counties.

Powell County schools will be closed next week because of illnesses and fall break, according to the superintendent's office.

The Powell County Detention Center's work-release program is on a 60-day hold after urine tests showed some inmates had drugs in their systems, shift supervisor Richard Rogers said.

The front desk clerk was left tied up for an hour after two men robbed the lodge at the Natural Bridge State Resort Park at gunpoint early Monday morning.

A night attendant at Natural Bridge State Park in eastern Kentucky has been found tied and taped up after two men allegedly pulled guns on him and robbed him.

A Powell County public official is facing charges after police say he exposed himself to his neighbors and several children.

One person is dead and another hospitalized after an accident in Powell County this morning.

Sheila Virgin had hopes of one day operating a low-income or uninsured health clinic and providing her skills as a nurse practitioner to those in need.

Sheila Virgin had hopes of one day operating a low-income or uninsured health clinic and providing her skills as a nurse practitioner to those in need.

A man who escaped from the Estill County courthouse last month and told LEX 18 he would do it again if he could did just that on Thursday night, and remains on the run.

A 16-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the abdomen Tuesday night, Stanton police said.

I think it's ridiculous that our "city tax" dollars have gone to people like this.

It's lunchtime at Randy's Place. At the new restaurant on Main Street in Clay City, Randy Lacy's police badge hangs on the wall.

A Clark County man accused of burglary is in more trouble after police say he cut of an ankle monitor and escaped from his home arrest.

By Samantha Swindler / Managing Editor A man wanted out of Powell County for fleeing from a meth lab was arrested Monday in London after hiding from police in a field.

Kentucky State Police apprehended a suspect wanted for manufacturing methamphetamine in Powell County, following a foot pursuit.