Man killed while cutting trees in eastern Kentucky

WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been killed while cutting trees in eastern Kentucky. State police said in a statement that they were notified Saturday morning of a logging accident in Letcher County. An investigation found that a tree cut by workers got stuck in the top of another tree and later fell and struck 25-year-old David Michael Thomas. The Knott County man received fatal injuries. No one else was hurt. Police were continuing to investigate.