FRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has appealed a federal judge’s ruling that religious schools are exempt from the state’s order to close all schools in the state. Danville Christian Academy and Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a lawsuit challenging the governor’s order…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The state did not provide an update to coronavirus statistics on Thanksgiving, but the night before showed cases continuing to surge throughout the commonwealth. The latest numbers show more than 3,400 cases reported on Wednesday, bringing the total to more than 166,000. Twenty-six…
Read MoreBIG STONE GAP, Va. — A man who was arrested by Wise County deputies back in September after being found with more than a pound of meth in his car, now faces federal drug conspiracy charges, along with a southwestern Virginia woman. Kristopher Jay Tremblay, 30, and Tiffany Amanda Vanover, 32, are…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man was arrested, after he went to the Pikeville Police station and allegedly claimed to be a Michigan state trooper. Danny Jenkins, 51, went to the station and asked to speak to a detective, saying he had sensitive information to discuss. He then spoke to a detective…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear says it is important for Kentuckians to do everything they can to stop the spread of the coronavirus, because hospitals are rapidly approaching capacity. While he says hospitals haven’t reached a crisis point yet, if they do, there won’t be any help coming…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A North Carolina man and his company have pleaded guilty to charges that they sold illegal sports supplements in southwestern Virginia. In federal court in Abingdon Tuesday morning, Brian Michael Parks and MedFitRX each pleaded guilty to a single count of introducing unapproved…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s religious private schools are waiting for a federal judge to decide whether Gov. Andy Beshear’s recent executive order to temporarily close all schools in the state applies to them Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Danville Christian Academy filed a lawsuit against…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A fatal ATV crash is under investigation by Kentucky State Police. According to police, Joel Watkins, 43, of Salyersville, was riding a Honda ATV on Oakley Road late Saturday night, when he lost control. The vehicle went off the road and then returned, ejecting Watkins. Watkins…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Police responding to a report of two men passed out in a car at a South Williamson tobacco shop eventually took one of the men to jail for drug trafficking. By the time they responded to the tobacco shop, the car was already on the move and was pulled over for a number of traffic…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — Police searching for a fugitive in the Belfry area ended up getting their man, along with two other people. Officers went to a home on Black Gem Road, searching for 39-year-old Cecil Diamond, who was wanted on a warrant out of Wayne County, W.Va., where he was arrested on an armed…
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