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Way named to UPike Board of Trustees

Jun 22, 2021

Janice Sword Way PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- Leadership Kentucky President and Pikeville native Janice Sword…

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Woman pleads guilty to $669K unemployment scheme

Jun 22, 2021

Farren Ricketts ABINGDON, Va. -- As expected, a southwestern Virginia woman pleaded guilty Monday…

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Juvenile charged with murder following Prestonsburg shooting

Jun 22, 2021

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- One person has been charged with murder after a Floyd County man was shot to death…

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Pike man gets 25 months for cocaine trafficking

Jun 21, 2021

Willie Sword PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Pikeville man is headed to prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking.…

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Wise County woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in DUI crash

Jun 21, 2021

Laya Maude Belcher WISE, Va. -- A southwestern Virginia woman faces up to 21 years in prison, after…

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KYCO dean elected secretary of national optometry group

Jun 21, 2021

Dr. Michael Bacigalupi PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- The dean of the University of Pikeville's Kentucky College…

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CDC: Fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear face masks, indoors or out

By Ralph Davis
May 20, 2021

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said that those who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus can now do away with face masks, even if they will be around…

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FDA gives go-ahead for Pfizer vaccine to be given to children as young as 12

By Ralph Davis
May 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The FDA has given emergency use authorization for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to be given to children as young as 12 years old. “The FDA’s expansion of the emergency use authorization…

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CDC, FDA recommend pause in use of J&J vaccine

By Ralph Davis
April 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The CDC and the FDA have issued a joint statement recommending a pause in use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, following reports of a rare blood clot disorder. There were six…

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President calls for stricter gun control in wake of Atlanta, Boulder shootings

By Ralph Davis
March 24, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUlvjW3l4k President Joe Biden calls for assault weapons ban, stronger background checks in wake of Monday's mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., that left 10 people dead.…

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