Major Roger Leslie Leatherman of the Laurel County Fire Department in Kentucky died in the line of duty while responding to a ...

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

Wattenbarger said he likely saved her life by shielding her with his own. He explained that Leatherman was a true lea ...

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 ...

The department detailed the events that led up to Major Roger Leslie Leatherman's death, who had been with the department for ...

He spent his life protecting the community and in the end, he did the same thing,” Kentucky fire chief says about Major Roger ...

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

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 ...

A Laurel County firefighter who spent nearly 40 years serving his community died Friday night while protecting others during the devastating tornado outbreak in southern Kentucky.

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