Erik Reece and Don Gibson are outspoken about coal use, but the only thing they can manage to agree on is thinking the other is wrong. Reece, who teaches English at UK, is one of Kentucky’s most dynamic anti-coal activists, who gained national attention for his article “Death of a Mountain,” published in Harper’s Magazine [...]

By Katie Perkowski The Kentucky State Park system launched its first Trail Shape challenge this month, Director of Sales and Marketing LaDonna Miller said. The program’s goal is to try to address the health initiative and to encourage people to get outside, Miller said. The program consists of 16 trails, which total almost 40 miles. [...]

By Nick Walters and Christopher McCurry The state capital hosted approximately 225 people Friday morning to celebrate Kentucky Writers’ Day and to witness the Poet Laureate Induction Ceremony. Kentucky Writer’s Day was established in 1990 by the state general assembly. The occasion honors Kentucky’s strong literary tradition and recognizes the birthday of the country’s first [...]

By Blair Thomas and Jill Laster Mickey and Wendi Sampson had two 18-month-old sons and two daughters, but a deep faith and a desire to help people drew them to Cambodia. “He felt really deeply into their history, their years of civil war and suffering — they were oppressed for so long,” said James Sampson, [...]

By Kendall Gottler Legal experts and public officials are calling on Gov. Steve Beshear for a moratorium on the death penalty in Kentucky. “The cost of a death penalty case is so expensive because of many reasons,” said James Keller, a retired member of the Kentucky Supreme Court. “Execution cases take longer, the jury selection [...]