He spent his life protecting the community and in the end, he did the same thing,” Kentucky fire chief says about Major Roger Leslie Leatherman, who was found atop his wife during Friday’s tornado.

Twenty-eight people are dead, more than a dozen are injured, and even more are left without a home after storms tore through three states on Friday. Seventeen of those deaths were in Laurel County, Kentucky where volunteers and home owners are now going through the rubble to see if they can save anything.

Flags at the Laurel County Fire Department are flying at half-staff in memory of Major Leslie Leatherman, who began as a volunteer at the department over 30 years ago.

A little boy from Laurel County, Kentucky is undergoing life-saving cancer treatment at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, but now a tornado has destroyed their house back home.

Another round of tornadoes has struck the central U.S. after four days of tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rain killed more than two dozen people

A family in London is recovering after losing their home of nearly five decades on Airview Drive after Friday's tornado. "When it hit it really surprised me," Daniel Henderson said. Henderson and his wife were in their basement when the tornado hit, saying they walked out of the basement around 1:15 Saturday morning.

A reported tornado claimed lives in Laurel County, causing destruction and displacing many. Shelters are open and efforts are underway to help those affected.

Fire officials say a first responder was found on top of his wife, shielding her from the tornado, and he may have even known it was her.

The family's home was picked up and thrown across the street when a tornado ripped through the area, destroying everything they own.

WKYT’s Amber Philpott speaks with the executive director of the Bluegrass Chapter of the American Red Cross, Lynne Washbish about the latest recovery efforts. Members of Southern Baptist churches across the state have packed their bags and headed to Laurel County to be hands-on in recovery efforts.

Major Roger Leslie Leatherman of the Laurel County Fire Department in Kentucky died in the line of duty while responding to a recent tornado just shy of his 39-year anniversary with the department.