For decades, Eddie Baker has counted the rising Lick Creek inch by inch. With PVC pipes in his yard, he’s watched the water rise from the heavy rains that slammed Kentucky this week.
After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20% vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago.
The sheriff’s department said the dog involved in the attack was identified as a pitbull and is currently being held at the Jackson County K-9 Control Center.
A local family is suing the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, alleging that a social worker made up that they had been abusing their children. The parents say the accused lies kept their sons away from their home for more than two months.
