Kentucky State of Emergency

Haley Loukota, left, and her fiance Devin Johnson collect their belongings from storm debris after their home was demolished along Barnsley Loop, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Madisonville, Ky. A series of powerful storms hit the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

A Kentucky family is left homeless for a second time by a tornado that hit the same location

Associated Press

Devin Johnson's life was uprooted for a second time when a tornado flattened his home over the Memorial Day weekend — on the same lot in Kentucky where another twister left him homeless in 2021.

Gov. Beshear: Kentucky storms turn deadly with widespread damage reported

Karyn Czar

At least four people were killed during storms that tore across Kentucky and the Governor has declared a state of emergency. Karyn Czar has the story.

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2021, file photo, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear speaks about the increases in COVID-19 cases in the state and the opening day of the Kentucky state Legislature special session in Frankfort, Ky. On Monday, July 11, 2022, a Kentucky judge struck down a measure that would have weakened Democratic Gov. Beshear's appointment authority over a key ethics commission, by shifting power to Republican officials to select a majority of the members. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Beshear declares state of emergency as heavy rains pound parts of eastern Kentucky

Karyn Czar

Heavy rains have caused flash flooding and mudslides as storms pound parts of central Appalachia. Water rescues continued overnight and into Thursday morning. In eastern Kentucky's hard-hit Perry County, the emergency management director calls it a “catastrophic” event. EMS director Jerry Stacy says it's the worst flooding he's seen. The city of Hazard, Kentucky is urging people to “pray for a break in the rain.”

Ky. Governor Declares Emergency After Heavy Rainfall

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has declared a statewide emergency following heavy rainfall and flooding.The governor's office said in a news release that the…