In this Appalachian college town where socially conservative views are bedrocks of life, some people want to do what was once unthinkable: legalize liquor sales.

A top official with Kentucky's Court Appointed Special Advocates program has asked Kentucky State Police to investigate operations of the program that serves abused and neglected children in the court system.

It's been three years since an ice storm paralyzed the western Kentucky region and emergency service coordinators say they're better prepared in the event of another major disaster.

After scraping by on handyman jobs for a year, Bert Qintana figured he'd have to leave his wife and teenage son at their home near Taos, N.M., and find work elsewhere.

Alpha Natural Resources said Friday it's idling or reducing hours at 10 coal mines in Kentucky and West Virginia, including several in or near the Kanawha Valley.

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Medicaid program in Maine is short of money, and conservative Governor Paul LePage has a blunt proposal for solving the problem — drop people from the rolls.