Here is a look at Monday night’s high school softball results from around the region: Belfry 10, East Ridge 4 Johnson Central 12, Magoffin County 3 Knott Central 19, Betsy Layne 2, 3 innings Letcher Central 18-17, Cordia 0-1, both 3 innings Pike Central 8, Phelps 2 Shelby Valley 9, Floyd Central 2…
Read MoreHere is a look at Monday night’s high school baseball results from across the region: Ambassador Christian 6, Belfry 5 Jenkins 13, Buckhorn 2, 5 innings Knott Central 12, Floyd Central 9 Letcher Central 7, Harlan County 2 Paintsville 5, Lawrence County 4 Phelps 14, Tug Valley 1, 6 innings Pike Central…
Read MoreWITTENSVILLE, Ky – Police in Johnson County are searching for one of two inmates who escaped from a transport van Friday afternoon in Wittensville. Johnson County Sheriff Dwayne Price told EKB News that just before 1pm, two prisoners managed to escape from a van driven by a Lawrence County…
Read MoreWEEKSBURY, Ky. — One man is dead following a shooting this morning in Floyd County. It happened at a residence along Route 466, at Weeksbury, around 8 a.m. Kentucky State Police tell EKB News it occurred during an attempted break-in. South Floyd Elementary was placed on lockdown for about 30 minutes…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry Fannin has ended the criminal prosecution against him by entering a plea this afternoon. Fannin was charged with one count of theft for diverting city money and services to the now-defunct East Kentucky Drillers football franchise in 2013, while…
Read MoreHAZARD, Ky. — A man reported missing last night in Perry County and feared to have fallen in the river has been located and is alive. Hazard Police report that the man is being treated by the Perry County Ambulance Service. According to Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife officers on scene,…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man who they say is a public danger. Randolph Ray Willis, 31, of Coeburn, is wanted in Wise County for two failures to appear and in Scott County on a felony probation violation. Wise County…
Read MoreKIMPER, Ky. — Police have released the identities of two people killed yesterday in a motorcycle crash on Upper Johns Creek Road, near Kimper. The motorcycle’s operator was 56-year-old James Shepherd and the passenger was 76-year-old Geneva Hunter, both of Phyllis. Kentucky State Police…
Read MoreBig Stone Gap, Va: A prosecutor in southwest Virginia has concluded that the fatal shooting of a man who pointed a shotgun at deputies was justified. Commonwealth’s Attorney Chuck Slemp yesterday released his findings in the death of 34-year-old Nathan Curtis Castle. Castle was shot during a…
Read MoreA rash of call-ins has forced the cancellation of classes for Pike County Schools for Tuesday. Pike County Schools Superintendent Reed Adkins told EKB News that, at last count, 130 school district personnel had called in sick for Tuesday. That figure include 111 teachers and 19 bus drivers. Adkins said…
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