WHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County man currently awaiting trial on organized crime, drug, witness tampering and numerous other charges now faces a federal indictment related to meth trafficking. Roger Lee Miles, 51, of Thornton, is charged with possessing meth with intent to distribute it. Because…
Read MoreBIG STONE GAP, Va. — A man has been charged with murder, as a homicide investigation continues in Wise County. Very few details about the case have been released, but Joshua Blake Smith, 31, has been charged with second-degree murder, abduction, solicitation of another to conceal a dead body,…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor reported 775 new coronavirus cases Thursday, including 130 young people testing positive to continue a trend that he says needs to be closely monitored. Gov. Andy Beshear has pointed to the number of COVID-19 cases involving school-age children as school…
Read MoreBIG STONE GAP, Va. — An investigation into a possible homicide is underway in Wise County. The Wise County Sheriff’s Office, Big Stone Gap Police and Wise County and Norton Commonwealth’s Attorney Chuck Slemp released a statement making that announcement just before 6 Thursday evening. The statement…
Read MorePIKE COUNTY, Ky. (MTN) — A new executive order has been signed to reopen parks and playgrounds on Friday, August 28 in Pike County, Kentucky. This new order executed by Pike County Judge-Executive Ray Jones will rescind certain restrictions of a previous order relating to COVID-19, which was set forth…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two people were arrested after two young girls were found in an apartment, dirty and crying. Pikeville Police were called to an apartment on Northgate Drive, where a woman reported that a young girl had been frantically banging on her door. Police went to another apartment, where…
Read MoreFLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (MTN) — A Betsy Layne High School staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. Officials with Floyd County Schools and the local health department are saying that Betsy Layne High School volleyball and golf, Betsy Layne Elementary Middle School girls basketball, Betsy Layne Middle…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The destruction Hurricane Laura has caused on the Gulf Coast has many people wanting to chip in to help, but one official is urging the public to remain cautious when opening their wallets. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says criminals will try to take advantage…
Read MoreMINGO COUNTY, WV. (MTN) — Health officials confirmed six new COVID-19 cases in Mingo County on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. According to a release from the Mingo County Health Department, the patients confirmed positive include: 70-year-old male, Case #234 60-year-old female, Case #235 72-year-old…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor offered a blistering assessment Wednesday of new guidance from federal health officials, calling it “reckless” and contradictory to the need for aggressive testing policies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear responded to the…
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