On Monday, May 19, the Laurel County Fire Department shared a post in honor of Major Roger Leslie Leatherman after confirming ...

Major Leslie Leatherman, a 39-year veteran of the Laurel County Fire Department, was tragically killed while responding to a ...

A Kentucky firefighter is being hailed as a hero after he lost his life during a devastating tornado, potentially while ...

A Major with the Laurel County Fire Department died while responding to the devastating tornado that struck Laurel County, ...

In a statement, the Laurel County Fire Department called Leatherman’s actions “the highest ideals of public service and ...

Laurel County Fire Department officials confirmed Monday Maj. Roger Leslie Leatherman died in the line of duty responding to an EF-3 tornado that blew through a residential neighborhood in ...

Because of the dark, stormy conditions, Laurel County Fire Department officials are unsure if he knew who he was saving.

LEXINGTON, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) – A firefighter in Kentucky died Saturday morning after being injured while responding to ...

Fire officials say a first responder was found on top of his wife, shielding her from the tornado, and he may have even known ...

More tornadoes tore through the central US, adding to the destruction left by severe weather that has claimed over two dozen ...

Just before 3 p.m., the Laurel County Fire Department confirmed Maj. Roger Leslie Leatherman was fatally injured while ...

When President Donald Trump announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria during his trip to the Middle East this week, it ...