SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been arrested on felony assault and terroristic threatening charges after he allegedly stabbed a man who tried to break up a fight between him and his wife. Kentucky State Police responded after receiving multiple calls about an altercation at a home…
Read MoreFormer Pike County Assistant Attorney Donald Kyle Deskins has been sentenced to five years in prison on one count of tampering with physical evidence in connection to the death of wife in 2021.
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is investigating after the body of a missing Virginia man was found in Pike County. Elkhorn City Police notified KSP Wednesday, after a man’s body was found in the creek along Big Branch Road. The body has been identified as Adam Stanley, 49, of…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A trucking and freight company has issued layoff notices to employees at three locations in Eastern Kentucky. Civil LLC has issued layoff notices to 32 employees, including four employees at its Pikeville Engineer Office, eight at its Jenkins Mechanic Shop and 20 at its Harlan…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — Attorneys for the former Letcher County sheriff accused of murdering a district judge last year say the case should be tossed out, due to alleged mishandling of the grand jury process. Former Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is charged with a single count of aggravated murder for…
Read MoreNEW YORK, N.Y. — One day after a lawsuit was filed contesting the U.S. Department of Labor’s announcement May 29 that it is closing 99 Job Corps centers around the country on June 30 — including the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center in Prestonsburg — a federal judge has granted a temporary…
Read MoreNEW YORK, N.Y. — A group representing nearly all of the 99 Job Corps centers around the country targeted for closure has filed suit against U.S. Department of Labor and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, seeking to stop the shutdown. The department announced May 29 that it would “pause”…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man with a long history on writing forged checks across the state has been arrested for that same charge in Floyd County. Randall Gene Hollifield, 52, of Teaberry, was arrested Monday by Kentucky State Police on five counts of possession of a forged instrument. He is accused…
Read MorePikeville Police Chief Michael Riddle is retiring, so his fellow officers threw a celebration for him and his years of service.
Read MoreA missing white dog showed up at Mountain Top Media, and we are looking for his owner.
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