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Cooler weather prompts officials to provide extra help to flood survivors

Eastern Kentucky just had the first real cold snap of the fall season. As fall continues and winter approaches, there are concerns for those displaced by the summer’s floods.

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Body found near Eastern Ky. creek was woman missing after historic flooding, coroner says

The body found on the bank of an Eastern Kentucky creek Saturday has been identified as a Breathitt County woman who went missing during historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky earlier this year, Breathitt County Coroner Hargis Epperson has confirmed.

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‘Limp & late’: Trump allies pound McConnell for measured response to FBI search

WASHINGTON — As political reaction reached a boil over the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, Mitch McConnell was standing in Eastern Kentucky attending to the aftermath of calamitous flooding there.

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'We're not leaving,' Biden promises in visit to flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Joe Biden pledged during a trip to Kentucky that the federal government would be in the state for the long haul to help people in damaged communities recover from historic floods.

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More storms forecasted for flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky

The National Weather Service has extended a flood watch for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week

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More people in flooded Eastern Kentucky counties eligible for housing, other help

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, has approved individual assistance for people in more counties hit by recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear’s office announced Saturday.

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Biden to tour flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky on Monday with Gov. Beshear

LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to flood-devastated communities in Eastern Kentucky on Monday along with Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, the White House announced Friday.

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Biden heading to Kentucky to see flood damage, meet families

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Eastern Kentucky on Monday to survey the damage from last week’s devastating floods and meet with those affected

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Thousands in Eastern Kentucky still without water. Towns wonder how they’ll pay for repairs

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Water and sewer crews from across Kentucky are headed to Eastern Kentucky to help counties and cities restore busted and broken water systems a week after deadly floods knocked out water service to thousands.

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As season approaches, Eastern Kentucky high schools forge ahead with football preparations

The deadly and devastating flooding that’s occurred in Eastern Kentucky in recent weeks has affected nearly all areas of life in the mountains, including one of the region’s proudest traditions: high school football.

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‘We’re trapped.’ Scores of small bridges damaged in record Eastern Kentucky flooding

CHAVIES, Ky. — For the last few days, Jennifer Myers and William Duff have used her father’s pickup truck to get to their jobs at a nursing home, but he needs it back soon to get to his own job, and they’re not sure what they’ll do after that.

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‘Our new weather challenge.’ Hot temperatures follow historic floods in Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Hot summer temperatures will return to some of the Eastern Kentucky areas devastated by deadly floods this week, prompting a new safety concern for the state as residents attempt to cleanup their communities – some doing so without any power.

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Some suggest flood victims ‘got what they voted for.’ Kentuckians aren’t having any of that

LEXINGTON, Ky. — In the wake of disastrous flooding that claimed the lives of more than 30 Kentuckians, those in the state are not only dealing with cleanup efforts but also vitriolic comments that suggest the victims deserved their fate because of the political makeup of Eastern Kentucky.

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Gov. Beshear warns of more rain for devastated Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — As search and rescue efforts continue in flood-ravaged Eastern Kentucky, the forecast isn’t giving residents or rescuers a break, with more storms and heat expected to bear down on the region this week.

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Kentucky death toll climbs above 30 in flooding. About 50 bridges damaged, official says

HAZARD, Ky. — Four days into the flooding disaster after record rainfall in Eastern Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said the state and region are still in rescue and recovery mode to find missing people and identify the dead.

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‘Still finding bodies’: Kentucky governor confirms 26 dead in flooding

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‘We could lose history.’ Appalachian archives soaked in record Kentucky flooding

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A good bit of Appalachian history and arts got soaked in the record flooding in eastern Kentucky.

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‘Damage like I’ve never seen before’: Water recedes, death toll rises in Eastern Kentucky floods

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The death toll from devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky rose to 25 on Friday evening. Some people were still missing even as the water receded and residents across the region continued the weary tasks of trying to salvage belongings and clean thick mud from their homes, or…

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‘Damage like I’ve never seen before.’ Water recedes, death toll rises to 19 in Eastern Kentucky floods

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The death toll from devastating flooding in Eastern Kentucky rose to 19 as of midday Friday. Some people were still missing even as the water receded and residents across the region continued the weary tasks of trying to salvage belongings and clean thick mud from their homes,…

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Record flooding in Kentucky and Appalachia kills more victims as searches continue

Major floods have devastated Eastern Kentucky and parts of Virginia and West Virginia. The death toll continues to climb as search and rescue teams cover the affected areas.

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At least 19 die as flooding devastates parts of Eastern Kentucky; rescue efforts step up

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Six months after the last round of destruction, historic flooding again consumed Eastern Kentucky, taking at least 19 lives, trapping others in homes and buildings, and sending thousands to shelters in what’s becoming a devastating and disturbingly common disaster scene in Kentucky’s Appalachian region.

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Deaths rise to 15 as flooding devastates parts of Eastern Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday confirmed that the death toll surrounding the catastrophic floods in Eastern Kentucky now sits at 15.

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New women’s rehab facility opening in Winchester

Eastern Kentucky is often considered ground zero for the opioid epidemic. Experts say drug addiction is a serious problem for the region.

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Eastern Standard Preview for April 28, 2022

On the next Eastern Standard: The proposal to switch to permanent Daylight Savings Time, passed by the Senate, is hung up in the House. UK biologist Bruce O’Hara, who studies circadian rhythms, discusses how DST impacts physical health | McClatchy Washington political correspondent David Catanese on partisan redistricting in Kentucky…

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Eastern Standard Preview for March 31, 2022

On this week’s edition: Ending “spring forward, fall back.” But could Congress be on the verge of locking in the wrong time standard? | A 2nd edition of personal accounts by students who want to fight cancer in Eastern Kentucky | Communicating in a world flooded with information: take the…

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