WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last year, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell inserted language in the agriculture appropriations bill that would implement a near-total ban on all intoxicating hemp products. Now, his cross-state colleague is seeking to put that decision in the hands of the states. U.S. Sen. Dr. Rand…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Those interested in politics are primarily focused on this year’s local elections, and the race for Kentucky governor is more than a year away, but it received its first major candidate today. Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced she intends to take over from…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — Two weeks after one of the owners of a defunct Pikeville pain management clinic pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge, his partner has seen her case has been set for trial. Brandy Melissa Meadows, 47, of Pikeville, a former owner of the Kentucky Mountain Health clinic,…
Read MoreHINDMAN, Ky. — A Knott County sex offender has been charged with not maintaining his registration requirements. Stevie Shepherd, 62, of Hindman, was charged with failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements back in November, when the state was unable to verify his address. He…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Broadway Education Alliance has announced that Pikeville teen Aria Ferguson has been cast in the Camp Broadway Ensemble. The ensemble will perform with The New York Pops at their 43rd Birthday Gala at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Monday, April 27. The New…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man who went on a prolonged profanity-filled outburst in the middle of a court hearing last September has now been indicted for the tirade. Jonathan Joseph Howell, 44, of Auxier, was arrested back in August for sending threats to a postal worker, then charged with witness…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Things went from bad to worse for woman who rear-ended a motorcycle in Salyersville, when police discovered the car she had been driving had been reported stolen. Salyersville Police were called to West Maple Street just before 10 p.m. Monday, where they found a 2019 Toyota…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested after his wife said he assaulted her with his fists and a remote control. The case began just before 3 a.m. Tuesday, when a Prestonsburg Police officer spotted a car with a broken windshield and one working headline circling the Court Street…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A former Johnson County teacher has pleaded guilty to a charge of trying to solicit a minor. Kevin B. Conley, of East Point, a former social studies, geography and radio broadcast journalism teacher at Johnson Central High School, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of using…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith, of Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District, announced a $779,421 investment for Virginia students through the Secure Rural Schools program. The announcement follows the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to provide $248 million to U.S. communities…
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