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'Boots on the ground': Louisville area organizations provide outreach to areas affected by tornado in southeast Kentucky
The Salvation Army’s Louisville Area Command sent more support to Laurel and Pulaski counties after a tornado ripped through the area. The organization had 'boots on the ground' quickly. They loaded ...
After a Deadly Tornado, a Small Kentucky City Starts Picking Up the Pieces
In London, Ky., the scope of the destruction from a tornado that killed 19 in the state was coming into view as residents ...
London, Kentucky tornado survivors piled into bathtubs, emerging to find everything gone
Families hunkered down in their bathrooms and emerged to find their homes gone when a deadly tornado barreled through the ...
Louisville first responders, organizations aid Laurel County tornado victims
First responders and organizations went to Laurel County to help some of the hardest hit communities affected by Friday night ...
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Mercy Chefs distributes warm meals to thousands in Laurel County
Mercy Chefs was founded by Gary LeBlanc a year after Katrina hit. Since then, the organization has traveled all over to help ...
Kentucky firefighter likely died shielding wife from catastrophic London tornado: 'Public servant at heart'
The community of Laurel County, Kentucky, is grieving the loss of more than a dozen people, including a firefighter who spent ...
National Weather Service confirms EF-2 tornado strikes Pulaski County
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. — The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado, possible an EF-3, has struck the ...
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Laurel County Fire Department grieving the loss of Major Leslie Leatherman
Flags at the Laurel County Fire Department are flying at half-staff in memory of Major Leslie Leatherman, who began as a ...