WARFIELD, Ky. — Four people were arrested and an elementary school was placed on a “soft lockdown” Monday, following a fight among adults outside of the school. It happened outside of Warfield Elementary, in Martin County, where the Martin County School Police Department was called…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The results are in! Mountain Top Media has released the winners of this year’s Best in the Mountains contest, during which area residents nominate and vote for their favorite people, businesses and attractions. This year’s contest shattered all previous records, with…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Mountain Water District is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to skip holding a hearing on its current request for a rate increase and issue a ruling based on the case records. In its application filed in November, Mountain Water asked for permission to raise rates…
Read MoreNEW YORK — A court battle by two creditors who say Addiction Recovery Care defaulted on loans now has those two financial firms at odds with one another. Clear Cove Opportunities Fund filed the amended complaint Feb. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against ARC,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The American Red Cross Kentucky Region has appointed Jamie Slone as the new executive director of the Eastern Kentucky Chapter, one of five chapters in the region. Slone will be responsible for Red Cross relationships and community outreach in the 24-county chapter area. Included…
Read MoreUPDATE, 2 p.m.: Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle has released more information about a deadly ATV crash last night in Vicco. Engle said the crash happened around 9 p.m. Saturday night. The sheriff said two juvenile girls and two adult men were riding on an ATV near Oakwood Avenue. One of the girls was…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a modified rate increase for Kentucky Power customers, scaling back the company’s original request of nearly 15 percent, but still raising monthly bills for most residential users by more than 5 percent. In a final order issued…
Read MoreHURLEY, Va. — A Pike County wanted since being indicted on arson, attempted murder and kidnapping charges in January, has been arrested in Virginia. Marty Eugene Hurley, 50, of Stopover, is accused of forcing three people into a trailer, setting it on fire, and locking them inside. The victims were…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Sheriff’s deputies raided a Mingo County business and arrested two people, following a months-long investigating into cable theft. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Office and West Virginia State Police served a search warrant at Big Frank’s Salvage Yard in Williamson.…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A former inmate at the Martin County federal prison who was indicted last month for assaulting guards at the facility has now been charged with murder. Daviian Dwane Roberts, 35, formerly of Midland, Texas, is now charged with murder for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Smith…
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