FRANKFORT, Ky. — More foster and adopted youth in Kentucky are using the state’s college tuition waiver created specifically for them, according to a new report. The report shows the graduation rate among students using the waiver is now around 40%, up from about 8% a decade ago. Lesa Dennis,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man who drowned Friday evening at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park has been identified. Floyd County Coroner Greg Nelson identified the man as Damon Adams, 22, of Prestonsburg. At 7:22 p.m., Friday, a caller to 911 reported seeing Adams swimming at Dewey Lake, then go under and…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman is facing a potential life sentence, after once again being indicted on federal drug charges. Gretchen Bevins, 46, of David, also known as Gretchen Woodruff, now faces charges of distributing meth and possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — Two Eastern Kentucky men have been indicted in federal court, after they were allegedly found with firearms, despite previous felony convictions. Stanley Duty, 54, of Phelps, and Steven Lumpkins, 45, of Oil Springs, were each indicted on single counts of felon in possession of a…
Read MoreMARTIN, Ky. – Earendel Theatricals will hold its first Kentucky Emerging Playwrights Summer School, to take place July 28 to Aug. 2, at the Dwelling Place Monastery, in Martin. The Summer School will match a small cohort of eight student and early-career playwrights with professional mentors…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — An undercover investigation by the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in a meth-trafficking arrest. According to the police report, the sheriff’s office sent a confidential informant to purchase 3.5 grams of meth from Adam Curtis Minix, 55, of Salyersville, for…
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Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is currently set to go to trial on a child rape charge next month. Natalio Ramirez, 42, of Island Creek Road, was originally indicted in August of 2021, on one count of first-degree rape. He is accused of raping a child younger than 12 from December 2018 to September…
Read MoreCLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County Board of Supervisors took significant action during their meeting on Wednesday, officially establishing a new structure for the county’s Tourism Advisory Committee and approving a range of administrative appointments. In a move aimed at streamlining tourism…
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