Alyssa Williams

1 week ago | wkyt.com | Alyssa Williams

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Cleanup continues in Pulaski County more than a month after a deadly tornado ripped through the area. As survivors sift through debris for anything they can salvage, the rest of the rubble is processed at a compost site. ,The site was originally dedicated to turning trees into mulch, but a few days after the tornado, when countless downed trees were coming in, the county’s deputy judge, Jeff Wilson, said there was also a need for debris drop-off.

1 week ago | wkyt.com | Alyssa Williams

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - For many organizations across the commonwealth, it’s still a boots-on-the-ground mission to help southern Kentucky tornado survivors. One month following that initial devastation, volunteers say the work is far from over. There are still several folks in Pulaski County working to pick up the pieces of their lives, but many don’t have to do it alone, thanks to the numerous organizations in the Commonwealth and outside of it that are stepping up to lend a helping hand.

1 week ago | wbko.com | Alyssa Williams

PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - For many organizations across the commonwealth, it’s still a boots-on-the-ground mission to help southern Kentucky tornado survivors. One month following that initial devastation, volunteers say the work is far from over. There are still several folks in Pulaski County working to pick up the pieces of their lives, but many don’t have to do it alone, thanks to the numerous organizations in the Commonwealth and outside of it that are stepping up to lend a helping hand.

1 week ago | wkyt.com | Alyssa Williams

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Small business owners often give their all to their businesses, and this is the case for Laura Mobley-Corn, the owner of Express Employment Professionals in Lexington. “We had just gotten new carpet, new floors, new desks. I was actually gonna come yesterday and paint,” she said. Now, Mobley-Corn has to rebuild the physical parts of her business from scratch. That’s because she said someone kicked one of her windows in early Saturday morning and set the business on fire.

2 weeks ago | wkyt.com | Alyssa Williams

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - In the past month, two teenagers have been charged with murder in Lexington. One was arrested earlier this week in connection with a deadly stabbing on Douglas Avenue. The other was charged in the case of two teens who went missing in May and were later found dead. RELATEDIn the wake of these investigations, several Lexington organizations are now looking at why teens turn to violence, and how to prevent tragedies like these in the future.