PIKEVILLE, Ky. — After 56 years, Pikeville Medical Center announced this evening that Walter E. May is no longer president and CEO. PMC announced the promotion of Donovan Blackburn to the position of Chief Executive Officer. A statement from the hospital said the Board of Directors is pleased…
Read More(Update, 1:32 p.m.) Officials are beginning to release the first official account of this morning’s shooting at Marshall County High School, and the situation is proving far worse than initially reported. Police and Gov. Matt Bevin addressed the media during a press conference around 1:30 p.m.…
Read More(Update, 1:32 p.m.) Officials are beginning to release the first official account of this morning’s shooting at Marshall County High School, and the situation is proving far worse than initially reported. Gov. Matt Bevin addressed the media during a press conference around 1:30 p.m. He confirmed…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The day that many power customers in Eastern Kentucky have anticipated and dreaded has finally arrived, as the Kentucky Public Service Commission this afternoon finally reached a decision Kentucky Power’s request for a rate increase. And like much of what has happened in…
Read MoreHINDMAN, Ky. — A rockfall on Route 80 in Knott County, near the intersection with Route 1102, has reduced eastbound traffic to one lane – using the median – according to Bobby Smith, Knott County superintendent for Highway District 12. Smith says the rock is too large to remove in one piece.…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A federal indictment issued last summer but only unsealed today accuses the father of a Perry County child of international parental kidnapping. Michael Gregory McCoy is accused of keeping his daughter in Turkey for over two years, in order to keep the child from her mother, Melinda…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — Embattled former disability attorney Eric C. Conn got his wish to be appointed a public defender. However, a judge denied his request that the lawyer who has represented him throughout his criminal proceedings be appointed to that role. Conn requested a court-appointed attorney…
Read MoreISOM/JEREMIAH, KY.– Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting incident at a residence on black Bottom Road in the Isom/Jeremiah area of Letcher County. At least one male was shot and transported to Whitesburg ARH, his condition is unknown at this time. The incident remains under investigation.
Read MorePRATER CREEK, Ky. — A Floyd County residence was the target of a drive-by shooting tonight. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office reports that, around 8 p.m., an unknown vehicle drove past a Prater Creek home, firing multiple gunshots at the house. One bullet went into the home, but no injuries…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County jury has reached a decision in the James Huffman murder trial, finding him guilty of all charges. EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson has an update. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/Q1k-MZkBZJQ” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube]
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