Celebrating Custodians on National Custodian Day
October 2 is National Custodian Day, and we caught up with some local custodians to get their thoughts.
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Jenkins Child Celebrates Being Cancer-Free for Five Years
A girl at Burdine Elementary School has hit a milestone as she celebrates being cancer-free for five years.
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KY Deer & Elk App now available
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, in collaboration with the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Foundation, has launched the “KY Deer & Elk” app, a new mobile tool designed for the state’s deer and elk hunters. The app provides real-time hunting tools, planning…
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Hammond, other attorneys file motions to dismiss 3M’s racketeering lawsuit
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville attorney is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed against him by the 3M Corporation, arguing the company is trying to use racketeering laws to punish lawyers who filed black lung-related claims on behalf of coal miners. Attorney Glenn Martin Hammond filed…
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Lawsuits involving federal government, Social Security cases put on hold during shutdown
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The federal government shutdown is having an impact on the local level, as federal courts in Eastern Kentucky have ordered a halt to all pending lawsuits in which the government is a party. “Absent an appropriation, the United States represents that certain Department of…
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UPIKE holds a reopening ceremony for Table 99 at Bears Tower
Community members were invited to sample new menu items and take a look at the newly renovated interior
Read MorePikeville makes preparations for its trail system as it expects more hikers during the Fall season
Routine maintenance and sightseeing opportunities make the Pikeville trail system worth visiting
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Judge allows case against Pike judge to proceed
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A federal judge has denied a request from suspended Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall to dismiss the criminal charges against him. Hall, a longtime former Pike County Attorney, was indicted in April on two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of government funds. Prosecutors…
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Prestonsburg man charged with assault after stabbing
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — One Prestonsburg man was taken to the hospital and another was taken to jail, following a stabbing early Friday morning. Prestonsburg Police were called to the Stonecrest townhouses just after midnight Friday. The victim told officers that he had been in an argument with Tyler…
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Johnson man indicted on child porn charges for secretly recording 15-year-old girl
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man who was arrested last month for allegedly using hidden cameras to record a 15-year-old girl while she was dressing and showering has now been indicted by a federal grand jury. Henry Jonathan Ritscher, 43, of Paintsville, was arrested Sept. 6, after the girl…
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