Numerous unsolicited packages have been appearing in Eastern Kentucky the past week, all marked with a sender’s address from China. According to a Facebook post made by City of Coal Run Mayor Andrew Scott, several of these packages have made their way to the City of Coal Run. Mysterious packages…
Read MoreOne of the nation’s largest teachers union is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying…
Read MoreCriminal jury trials may resume next week in Kentucky
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. (MTN) — A donation drive has been created to help provide houseless/homeless Kentuckians with everyday essentials. According to a Facebook post by members of the Better Bluegrass Coalition, the “Beat the Heat Summer Essentials Donation Drive” is currently taking donations…
Read MoreThe Letcher County Schools District has changed its plans for the start of the upcoming school year.
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police posts across the state are participating in a fundraiser for Special Olympics called Cover the Cruiser. Each post will have a police cruiser parked at a designated location and encourage the public to cover it with custom Special Olympics Kentucky stickers,…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor on Monday ordered that bars close and restaurants scale back indoor service and urged school districts to wait until later in August to resume in-person classes in a new round of actions to combat a spike in coronavirus cases. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear…
Read MoreA man and woman from Pike County have been arrested
Read MoreMingo County saw another double-digit increase in its coronavirus case count over the weekend.
Read MoreThe world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine,…
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