Water officially restored to Whitesburg residents
After weeks of water issues, city should return to normal by Tuesday.
Read MoreCategory: Local News
Pike sex abuse suspect returned to Kentucky after arrest in Tennessee
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested on a sexual abuse charge, after he was believed to have fled the area. George Adkins, 39, of Virgie, is charged with one count of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12. According to the arrest warrant, the charge was filed Nov. 16, after police…
Read More
Inmate walks away from Pike County jail
UPDATE — Kentucky State Police reports that Hurley has been arrested. PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is on the hunt for a Pike County woman who walked out of the Pike County Detention Center Wednesday evening. Police say Whitney Loren Hurley, 36, of Freeburn, escaped from the jail just before…
Read More
Former Mountain Comp CFO claims she was subjected to retaliation for refusing to submit fraudulent bills
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Mountain Comprehensive Care’s former chief financial officer has sued the company, claiming she was subjected to a hostile work environment after she refused to falsify billing codes. Rebeckah Hall, a 26-year employee of the organization, filed a complaint Jan. 23, in…
Read More
KSP seeking info on Pike man wanted for attempted murder
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who was indicted over allegations he tried to kill three people by locking them in a burning trailer remains free and has now been featured as one of Kentucky State Police’s “Wanted Wednesday” public awareness campaign. Marty Eugene Hurley,…
Read More
Local groups receive America250KY grants for historic preservation
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Heritage Council has announced the final round of America250KY Sub-Grant Awards supporting the preservation of historic sites in Kentucky in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. And two communities in our area are receiving the grants. Martin County…
Read More
Police have wall removed to arrest burglary suspect
PIPPA PASSES, Ky. — A man was arrested for burglary and other charges after getting stuck inside the walls of a Knott County apartment. Police were called to Caney Creek Apartments, in Pippa Passes, by a woman who reported that 30-year-old Johnathan Crawford was outside her apartment, threatening…
Read More
Paintsville Police arrest man for burglary, assault, attempted escape
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man was arrested early Sunday morning, after a Paintsville resident reported seeing someone breaking into his storage building. Paintsville Police were called to an address on Pine Street reporting the break-in. The caller reported seeing a man running away…
Read More
Greenbrier announces plans to idle seven mines, lay off 530
LORADO, W.Va. — More than 500 coal miners in Logan County will lose their jobs in April, following an announcement by Greenbrier Minerals. In a WARN notice filed with the state Friday, Greenbrier says it is idling seven Logan County mines due to “current adverse market conditions.”…
Read More
UK researchers awarded $7.2 million to reduce overdose risk among former female prisoners
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky researchers have been awarded a five-year grant, projected to total $7.2 million, from the National Institutes of Health to test overdose prevention strategies for women transitioning from jail back into rural Kentucky communities. The new project is supported…
Read More