A Pike County man convicted on meth trafficking charges is allegedly on the run. The Pike County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office reports that David Parsons, 37, of Pikeville, has escaped from the Harlan County Detention Center where he was being held. Pike Commonwealth’s Attorney Bill Slone says…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky has enough in its unemployment insurance trust fund until summer to meet the unprecedented demand for benefits but will eventually need a cash infusion, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday in urging another round of federal assistance to states. In a Facebook Live interview…

A new case of COVID-19 was confirmed positive in Pike County, Kentucky on Wednesday, May 13th. According to the Pike County Health Department, health officials say the patient is a 43-yr-old female who has been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and is currently isolating from her home. All contacts have…

Cumberland, Ky. — Eligible students attending Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (SKCTC) will soon receive information about how to request emergency funds for education-related expenses created by COVID-19. The funding is available through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund…

Editor’s note: The following is a feature published by the University of Kentucky about a Prestonsburg native, and appears here in its entirety, as originally published by the university. The original publishing, which includes a video supplement, can be found here. By Danielle Donham and Steve Shaffer…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The director of the West Virginia Division of Forestry, who is also a native of Williamson, has died, Gov. Jim Justice said Tuesday. Justice said forestry department director Barry Cook died from a “terrible accident.” He offered no additional details during his Tuesday…

To honor, celebrate and remember our brave American Law Enforcement, May 10th – May 16th is deemed National Police Week. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A group of protesters are suing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, arguing his pandemic measures are infringing on their right to protest at the state Capitol. The four men are asking a federal judge to declare Beshear’s orders keeping protesters away from Capitol grounds unconstitutional.…