PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former state representative already serving time in prison is facing more legal trouble, following a new indictment handed down yesterday. Wendell Keith Hall is currently serving an 84-month sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary McCreary, after being convicted of bribing a mine…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Unless additional evidence is presented to the contrary, it now appears former Prestonsburg Mayor Jerry Fannin will be prosecuted in the federal theft case against him. U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell issued a ruling this afternoon overruling Fannin’s objections to a…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Citing financial difficulties in a struggling economy, Highlands Regional Medical Center announced to staff yesterday that it is closing its Center for Autism. The center will not reopen after its traditional holiday break. The hospital made the announcement to employees through…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Swarms of police descended on Johnson Central High School this morning, after an altercation between two students escalated into violence. EKB News has learned that the two students, both juveniles, were involved in an argument, when one pulled a knife and attacked the other.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — EKB News has learned that District 2 Pike County Magistrate Vernon “Chick” Johnson has died. He died early Sunday morning at his home. Arrangements are still pending at this time. It is now up to Gov. Matt Bevin to appoint a replacement to serve the remainder of Johnson’s…
Read MoreKentucky State Police confirms an officer involved shooting on Hemppatch Branch Road in the Pippa Passes community of Knott County. We are told the officer involved in the shooting is ok. No word at this time on the condition of the person shot. EKB’s Shawn Allen is on the scene and will have…
Read MorePolice in Whitesburg are investigating a shooting at Whitesburg Walmart. Whitesburg Police Chief Tyrone Field told EKB News that a verbal altercation Monday evening between two male subjects occurred in the Walmart Parking lot. Fields said one of the men retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and fired…
Read MoreKentucky State Police is investigating a shooting that was reported late this morning on Raccoon Creek Road in Pike County. KSP says 57-year-old James Justice, of Raccoon, was transported to the hospital with a gunshot wound. Not many additional details have been released at this point. We will have…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Court records related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible ties between President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russian operatives were unsealed today. Those records indicate three people have been charged so far, and one has already pleaded guilty.…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County woman has been charged with murdering a newborn infant. Amanda Meade, 34, of West Van Lear, was indicted last week. She is accused of delivering the baby at home, then using scissors to cut the umbilical cord. The child died as a result. The indictment provides…
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