High water affecting highways across Kentucky as crews ready plow trucks FRANKFORT, Ky. – Hazardous travel conditions continue to impact Kentucky as hundreds of roadways remain flooded while a winter snowstorm is forecast to arrive tonight. Gov. Andy Beshear urged motorists to exercise safe driving…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — During his update today on recovery efforts from the flood the state is currently experiencing, Gov. Andy Beshear revealed that the death toll has now risen to 14. The two latest deaths were a homeless man and woman in Jefferson County who died from exposure. Those are in addition…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — During his disaster update Sunday afternoon, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed at least eight deaths due to this weekend’s storms. Two of those deaths were floodwater-related and involved men in Pike County. The governor also reported floodwater-related deaths of a man in Clay County,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — As dawn broke in Eastern Kentucky on Sunday, there was both good news and bad news about flooding. The good news is the river has crested in Pikeville and has begun dropping. The bad news is that the Tug Fork continues to exceed earlier projections, placing both Williamson and Kermit…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The latest projections from the National Weather Service show the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River nearing a crest in Pikeville nearing a crest, but communities further downstream still waiting for water to stop rising. Meanwhile, the Tug Fork at Williamson has exceeded major flood…
Read MoreUPDATE: At 9 p.m., the National Weather Service revised its estimates for river levels once again, this time placing all cities in the region in at least minor flood status. It is important to note that the estimates are for river flooding only, not for flash flooding, which has been severe in many…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Prosecutors are asking a judge not to go easy on a former Pike County fire chief, when he is sentenced for stealing money from his department later this month. Christopher Aaron Chapman, 36, of Ransom, pleaded guilty in August to federal program theft.In doing so, he admitted…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — With the ground already saturated and heavy rain expected over the weekend, the region is under a flood watch and officials are expecting some minor river flooding to occur in some areas. As of 11 a.m. Friday, the National Water Prediction Service is forecasting “minor flooding”…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of the men facing federal charges after leading police on a high-speed chase through Floyd and Pike counties now appears ready to enter a guilty plea. Ahmad Moore, 26, of Akron, Ohio, has asked the court to change his plea in the case. A judge has agreed, and he is scheduled…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Logan County doctor now faces the loss of his medical license and clinic, as well as up to 50 years in prison, after being found guilty of improperly prescribing drugs. A federal jury found Brian McDevitt guilty of two counts of unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and two counts…
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