Letcher county boy running for America’s Favorite Student
6-year-old David Brown is in the top 10 of national competition.
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Student-created mural unveiled downtown
Mural reflects community pride and hope after 2025 flood.
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Free black lung screenings offered Thursday in Whitesburg
WHITESBURG, Ky. — Federal health officials are offering free black lung screenings for coal miners in Eastern Kentucky. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health will host the screenings on April 16 at the Whitesburg Medical/Dental Clinic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program is open…
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KYCOM awarded grant to expand simulation lab
PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville-Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to support the expansion and modernization of its clinical simulation lab. ARC uses congressionally appropriated funds to invest in Appalachia’s…
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Man accused of taking child with him to steal refrigerator
ROBINSON CREEK, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested after police say he was caught in the act trying to steal a refrigerator from a home. Kentucky State Police was called Sunday afternoon to Collins Highway over a report of a burglary in progress. The property owner told police he saw a…
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Woman awaiting sentencing in federal drug case arrested for meth trafficking
META, Ky. — A Letcher County woman who pleaded guilty a federal meth distribution conspiracy charge last month has been arrested for meth trafficking again. Just before 1 a.m., Saturday, a state trooper pulled over a truck traveling 35 miles an hour along U.S. 119 near the Zebulon exit. The driver,…
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Magoffin man charged with firing gun into occupied home
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is facing felony charges, after he allegedly fired a gun into a house that contained two people. The shooting happened on Wednesday along Old Lick Creek. Victims told police that Trenton Jay Caudill, 25, of Salyersville, fired 11 shots from .22 caliber…
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Paintsville Police arrest two for meth trafficking
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. –Two men were arrested in Paintsville Wednesday night, after police pulled them over for swerving and found meth in their car. Paintsville Police pulled over the car driven by Bobby Daniels, 57, of Pikeville, and occupied by David Lee Ward, 56, of Nippa, after spotting their car…
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ARH sues Pike County for $3.2 million in overdue jail bills
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Appalachian Regional Healthcare has filed a lawsuit against Pike County, claiming the county owes more than $3.2 million for medical care provided to inmates at the Pike County Detention Center. The complaint, filed in Pike Circuit Court, names the county and Jailer Brian Morris…
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Clintwood hosts first ‘Chocolate Crawl’
by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — On March 28, downtown Clintwood was full of energy as local businesses came together for the community’s first-ever Chocolate Crawl. Participants purchased a “passport” and made their way through downtown, stopping at participating businesses to enjoy…
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