PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Samir Softic, MD, who recently joined the pediatric medical staff at the Mettu Children’s Hospital. In recent years, Pikeville Medical Center has celebrated many accomplishments in pediatric…
Read MoreEASTERN, Ky. — One day after the Floyd County Board of Education sparked backlash by selecting Tonya Horne-Williams to be its next superintendent, the district has provided the media with a letter from her attorney responding to the criticism. The controversy surrounded Horne-Williams’ alleged…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former mayor of Williamson will have to pay nearly $55,000 in restitution and fines after pleading guilty to embezzlement, but will not spend any time in prison. Charles Hatfield, 62, pleaded guilty to a federal theft charge stemming from his time as CEO of Williamson Memorial…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The prosecutor over the Amber Spradlin murder case is asking the judge to provide clarification on the amount of time one of the defendants can spend at his restaurant. Commonwealth’s Attorney Brent Turner said he was prompted to investigate after hearing rumors that…
Read MoreSIDNEY, Ky. — A Pike County business caught a man trespassing on their property and believes it has solved a string of copper thefts that have plagued them for years. Kentucky State Police was called just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday to EMF Rebuild Shop at Sidney, after the security guard reported…
Read MoreSTEELE, Ky. — A third person has now been arrested for the shooting death of a Pike County man over the weekend. Christopher Lester, 42, of Steele, was found dead of gunshot wounds on Saturday. Michael Shane Brown, 41, of Feds Creek, was arrested for his murder in Virginia later that day, and…
Read MoreSTEELE, Ky. — Two men have been arrested out of state, accused of killing a man in Pike County. Kentucky State Police responded to a shooting Saturday on Laurel Fork at Steele. There, they found the body of Christopher Lester, 42, of Steele, dead of gunshot wounds. The investigation identified…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man faces at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal child porn charges. Cameron Drake Newsome, 25, of Williamson, pleaded guilty Jan. 3 to one count of producing child pornography. In doing so, he admitted to using his cell phone to take two…
Read MoreAUXIER, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested on a felony charge of torturing an animal after police say he shot a neighbor’s dog on the neighbor’s property. Deputies were called to the scene of the shooting on Ford’s Gap Road in Auxier. When they arrived, the neighbor told…
Read MoreUtility crews have made significant progress restoring power around the region over the past 24 hours, with outages now totaling less than a third of what they were at their height. Fewer than 6,000 customers are now without power across the service areas of Kentucky Power, Big Sandy RECC and Licking…
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