Commonwealth Journal

The 2026 legislative session begins this Tuesday for Kentucky lawmakers, and it’s expected to be dominated by a single topic: the state’s budget.

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital is ringing in 2026 with the year’s first bundle of joy. Weighing 3 pounds and 15 ounces and measuring 17 inches, Phoenix was born to Shatrina and Casey, Thursday, Jan. 1st, at 5:23am.

PIKEVILLE, Ky. –

Power remained offline for a number of downtown residents throughout the night as a result of collision with a utility pole in the early Saturday hours.

Happy New Year! Last month, we looked way back in history to December of 1924. This month, we are jumping forward to much more recent history – January of 1996.

It’s still another four months just about until Somernites Cruise rolls back into downtown Somerset, but there’s already a good idea of what fans can expect just a couple days into the new year.

The City of Somerset may have had a quieter year for 2025 than in recent years past, but Mayor Alan Keck views it as what he calls “another banner year.”

Burnside has had its share of controversial years over the past couple of decades — but 2025 wasn’t one of them.

A Science Hill man has been charged in federal court on several counts related to an investigation into child sexual abuse materials.