FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has ruled that the state cannot force religious schools to close as long as they are following health recommendations put in place to protect against the coronavirus. Attorney General Daniel Cameron wrote in the Wednesday opinion that a forced closure…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. (MTN) – The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM) recently held a virtual ceremony on July 27 inducting 22 students from KYCOM’s class of 2021 into the college’s chapter of medical schools and residency programs, the Gold Humanism Honor Society…
Read MoreFEDSCREEK, Ky. (MTN) — A Pike County woman has been charged with 3rd-degree arson after setting fire to a building in Fedscreek, Kentucky. According to the arrest citation, Kentucky State Police dispatch was notified of a building fire at 2221 Motley Rd on Aug. 17. The citation states that Joyce Wolford…
Read MoreTOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) — A Goodyear employee released a photo on social media showing their zero-tolerance policy and has caused an uproar as many are calling it not equal. The photo shown below is of a slide that was presented during Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s diversity training to highlight…
Read MoreMAN, W.Va. — A Logan County man is in jail, after police reported finding more than two-and-a-half pounds of marijuana in his apartment. Deputies investigating a suspicious person complaint were led to an apartment, where they found 67-year-old Theodore Pack. Pack allowed them to search his apartment,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. (MTN) — A main water line has broken near the Pike County community of Pem Friend Lane. According to a statement from Pikeville Public Safety, officials are saying this broken line was caused by construction in the area and that water is expected to be off for at least 4-5 hours. The…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pike County Attorney Howard Keith Hall is stepping down. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Pike County Fiscal Court, Hall tendered his resignation to the court, effective Aug. 24. Hall is currently running for Pike circuit judge to fill the seat left vacant following the death of…
Read MoreBIG STONE GAP, Va. — Federal prosecutors in southwestern Virginia are asking for a harsher sentence than usual, for a man who pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in prison. Tylan Lucas was less than seven months away from the end of a 15-year sentence, when he was caught with heroin. And after…
Read MoreSHELBIANA, Ky. (MTN) — A Pike County man was arrested after he fled police during a traffic stop. According to the arrest citation, Kentucky State Police Trooper Newsom observed a Toyota pickup truck traveling on Greasy Creek Road without a visible rear license plate and failed to properly signal.…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A recently released color-coding system for West Virginia public schools to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic is being tweaked to focus more on community spread, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. The model will still use four colors to classify the status of each county’s…
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