Leatherman was among 19 people killed in Kentucky when the storm struck late Friday into early Saturday, as people in the ...

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

Kentucky firefighter Leslie Leatherman answered the call for help when a late-night tornado plowed through his Laurel County ...

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, ...

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

Southeastern Kentucky communities are mourning the losses of loved ones who were killed as tornadoes and heavy storms rushed ...

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

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

One of the tragic deaths related to a tornado that struck Laurel Co. on Friday night was a firefighter who died shielding his ...

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. ( WKYT /Gray News) - A firefighter was killed while shielding his wife during an outbreak of tornadoes in Kentucky Friday night. Major Leslie Leatherman was responding to an ...

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

The lone victim in Pulaski County was identified as Melody Godby, 68, of Somerset. She was at a house in the Poplarville ...