Curtis Tate
ReporterCurtis Tate is a reporter at WEKU. He spent four years at West Virginia Public Broadcasting and before that, 18 years as a reporter and copy editor for Gannett, Dow Jones and McClatchy. He has covered energy and the environment, transportation, travel, Congress and state government. He has won awards from the National Press Foundation and the New Jersey Press Association. Curtis is a Kentucky native and a graduate of the University of Kentucky.
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According to census data released last week, Richmond grew by 15%, exceeding 40,000 people last year. -
In May 2025, an EF4 tornado struck Somerset, Kentucky, damaging parts of the city. A local church and a rural electric cooperative have since celebrated reconstruction milestones. -
Brailen Weaver appeared before U.S. District Judge Matthew Stinnett in Lexington on Tuesday for the second time. The 18-year-old faces federal charges in last month’s fatal shooting of two U.S. Bank employees in Berea. -
Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the 236 members of Berea’s class of 2026 on Sunday. His speech gave tribute to the legacy of the private institution founded in 1855. -
Gov. Andy Beshear’s plan for temporary gas tax relief may not bring immediate benefit to drivers and has downsides, according to Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. -
Brailen Weaver was advised of his constitutional rights, the nature of the charges and possible penalties. The federal crimes he’s charged with carry the possibility of a death sentence or life in prison. -
Trump endorsed Barr, a seven-term House member from Kentucky's 6th District, in a social media post, calling him a "proven political winner." -
Court documents identify the man police believe shot and killed two bank employees in Berea on Thursday and led law-enforcement on a high-speed chase on Interstate 75. -
An 18-year-old man is in custody following the fatal shooting of two bank employees in Berea on Thursday. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Brailen Weaver could face federal and state charges. -
American Electric Power CEO Bill Fehrman made more than $36 million in 2025. That makes him the highest-paid CEO of any investor-owned utility.
