eastern Kentucky

At least one worker trapped at collapsed eastern Kentucky coal preparation plant has died, governor says. Crews worked Wednesday to rescue two men trapped after the collapse of a more than 10-story coal preparation plant that was being demolished at an abandoned mine site in eastern Kentucky, officials said.

As winter approaches, many eastern Kentuckians whose homes were hit by historic floods in July are still living out of travel trailers or in other unstable accommodations.

People clutching folders full of paper flitted in and out of the FEMA disaster recovery center in Whitesburg, Kentucky last month. Some of them looked worried, or angry.Officials announced, without warning, that people rebuilding or repairing homes after the flood will have to apply for floodplain construction permits–complying with a 20-year-old ordinance that had not been actively enforced in the county.

According to the arrest report, Officer Dustin Jackson tased Keith Rose after he allegedly resisted arrest and tried to flee.

Many districts in eastern Kentucky had to delay the start of school. But students in hard-hit Knott and Letcher Counties waited the longest

Some side roads where they live in Owsley County aren’t paved, and the county hasn’t been able to repair all the damage yet. That makes it easy for floods to cut off already isolated mountain communities like Ricetown, Buckhorn and Buffalo from more populous small town centers.

The Louisville Republican is surveying damage, meeting with local officials, and visiting relief centers. He's also been touting federal legislation for placing the state in a good financial position for long-term recovery.

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