Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the approval of the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) on Wednesday. Approximately 12,600 households in 14 counties in Kentucky that were affected by the Valentine’s Day weekend flooding are estimated to be eligible for the food assistance program to help with grocery expenses. For more details, folks can call 1-855-306-8959.

Chris Slone delivers regional news headlines each weekday as heard on 95.5 FM (Q95FM) and WDOC 1310 AM.

We start the week off with some news that you'll probably shake your head at.

Two-and-a-half years after the clinic he helped manage was raided by authorities, a former Paintsville doctor has pleaded guilty to federal drug charges

A Letcher County property was burglarized several times over a period of two months, so he installed a trail camera. As a result, five people were arrested

One week after a high-speed chase involving out-of-state suspects ended with a fatal crash in Wise County, a similar chase in Eastern Kentucky ended without injury.

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