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Because of the dark, stormy conditions, Laurel County Fire Department officials are unsure if he knew who he was saving.
He spent his life protecting the community and in the end, he did the same thing,” Kentucky fire chief says about Major Roger ...
When President Donald Trump announced the lifting of US sanctions on Syria during his trip to the Middle East this week, it ...
Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County ...
Major Leslie Leatherman, a 39-year veteran of the Laurel County Fire Department, was tragically killed while responding to a ...
Major Les Leatherman, of the Laurel County Fire Department, responded during storms Friday night to a fire alarm on Sunshine ...
On Friday night, Scalf's sister Michelle and her husband Les Leatherman were in their home when an EF-3 tornado came for ...
In a statement, the Laurel County Fire Department called Leatherman’s actions “the highest ideals of public service and ...
Flags at the Laurel County Fire Department are flying at half-staff in memory of Major Leslie Leatherman, who began as a ...
The Laurel County Fire Department announced Sunday that the community has entered the recovery phase following a tornado that ...
One of the 18 people killed as a result of Friday night's tornado outbreak in south central Kentucky was a Laurel County Fire Department major.
Deputy Chief and longtime friend Terry Wattenbarger says they lost contact with Leatherman during the search and rescue of victims. “It was actually him who had been shielding her from being injured, ...