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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A 10-year-old Laurel County girl is fighting one of the deadliest childhood cancers as Kentucky health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigate whether something is causing a rise in cases across Eastern Kentucky.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Laken Snelling pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected to her baby's death, telling a judge, “Instead of helping him, I ended his life.”
By: Samantha Valentino
Laken Snelling pleaded guilty to charges tied to her baby’s death. A judge will determine her sentence at an Oct. 16 hearing.
By: Samantha Valentino
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - State health officials are investigating why ten Eastern Kentucky children have been diagnosed with the same rare and deadly pediatric brain cancer since 2024.
By: Samantha Valentino
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Bowen Pennington, 3, was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, in December 2025, one day before his third birthday.
By: Samantha Valentino
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) — State health officials are sharing new details about their investigation into an unusual number of pediatric brain cancer cases in Eastern Kentucky.
By: Samantha Valentino
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The commonwealth and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a number of cases of a rare and deadly pediatric brain cancer in Eastern Kentucky.
State health officials have identified 10 cases of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, or DIPG, diagnosed in Eastern Kentucky since 2024. Kentucky typically sees two to three cases of the disease statewide per year.
While Curtsinger was hopeful the hearing would be a step toward justice for her son, she says it was the opposite.
By: Samantha Valentino
LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - Destiny Miniard, a 10-year-old Laurel County girl battling DIPG, has been invited to share her story with members of Congress.
