According to the posts, the administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, championed by tech billionaire Elon Musk, cut the area's tornado warning systems as part of cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County community.

Did alerts go out? What type of alerts did people receive? National Weather Service and others have said the Jackson office was staffed Friday night despite staffing shortages.

The nonprofit Mission Mules of North Carolina is helping survivors of deadly tornadoes that devastated parts of Kentucky on Friday.

Gov. Andy Beshear says the death toll is expected to rise as more information comes in following storms that struck Kentucky.

The "Pour It Forward for Kentucky" charity fundraiser will benefit the American Red Cross and the Franklin County Flood Relief Fund, providing much-needed support to communities hit by storms.

About a month and a half after experiencing massive flooding Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort is now helping raise money for other storm victims.

LONDON, Ky. — The massive EF-4 tornado that killed 19 people in Kentucky last Friday tore through three counties leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Jackson, the tornado was nearly a mile wide and had peak wind speeds of 170 mph.