DOGE terminated leases for more mine safety offices in Kentucky than any other state, a move advocates say comes at the expense of miners' health.

Across Eastern ... Coal Run Village, a small city adjacent to Pikeville. Mud covers a parking lot in Pike County, Ky., on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Heavy rainfall lead to flooding throughout Kentucky ...

Across Eastern Kentucky on Monday ... Dig through the wet, muddy debris to salvage photos, papers and other belongings if possible. Pile up what can’t be saved outside to be hauled away.

While damage was statewide, Beshear said the Eastern Kentucky coal country community was hit ... Next door, half of the school’s football field was underwater. As it receded that afternoon ...