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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Apple NewsEast Kentucky Power proposed to build the eight-mile line on 15 acres of the forest property in Madison and Jackson counties. -
Average electricity bills in Kentucky have increased 20% since 2021, below the national average of 28%. That’s according to Heatmap, a climate news website. -
The lawsuit seeks to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from rolling back limits on mercury and air toxics emissions from coal-burning power plants. -
According to the complaint, Clintwood did not provide its affected workers with the 60 days notice required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN Act. -
The march was one of thousands across the country in protest of the domestic and foreign policies of President Donald Trump, now in the second year of his second term in office. -
Warren County’s population increased 11% from 2020 to 2025, while Madison’s increased nearly 10%, according to census data. -
The Kentucky PSC’s Feb. 28 decision imposes “significant negative effects” on Kentucky Power’s financial health, the company said in a filing to the commission last week. -
In an interview with Eastern Standard, Lisa Blue, director of artificial intelligence strategies at Eastern Kentucky University, discussed how AI fits into the curriculum. -
According to court filings, Clintwood owes the Kentucky State Treasury more than $3.3 million in severance taxes. -
Toyota will prepare its Georgetown plant for a second battery electric vehicle and expand production of the popular Camry and RAV4.
