If you drove through downtown Whitesburg on Friday afternoon and saw people dancing while wearing blue gloves, did you wonder why? Did it get your attention?   More...

It’s by design that slick ads strive to make credit cards appear to be as friendly as your new puppy, or to be there for you in times of trouble just like your next-door neighbor.   More...

WASHINGTON   In a city where the phrase “bipartisan initiative” is becoming an oxymoron, the urgency of containing the damage the Supreme Court could do to our electoral system creates an opportunity for a rare convergence of inte More...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Sticking with its “boys, have at it” attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on probation for three races Tuesday for deliberately wrecking Brad Keselowski’s car last weekend in Atlanta. More...

To quote former New York Yankee great Yogi Berra, it was “like déjà vu all over again.”   For the past two seasons, the Letcher County Central Lady Cougars have ended excellent seasons with heartbreaking losses to Breathitt County More...

There are several things that have a huge impact on the early season fishing, things like high or low water, cold or warmer water, clear or stained water and one of the biggest things that affects early season fishing is weather trends.   More...

Peanut butter recalls. Spinach scares. Contaminated meat.   Is it any wonder Americans are jittery about their food? More...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My wife, 78, has had headaches, some memory problems and confusion. A brain scan showed hydrocephalus. We were referred to a neurosurgeon, and he ordered an infusion study. We have waited six weeks for that appointment. More...

ATLANTA   Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value t More...

Opal Mae Burke, 82, died March 6, at her home in Charlestown, Ind.   Formerly of Hemphill, she was the daughter of the late Clabe and Braska Hall Potter, the widow of Pallas H. Fleming, and was later married to M.V. More...

Delma Banks, 94, was buried March 2 in the Banks family cemetery at Cornettsville.   She was a homemaker and helped make aviation parts during World War II.   More...

Heather Nicole Day Griffie, 25, of Cowan, died March 5 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. More...