Knott County, KY — An investigation by the Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement has led to arrests in the Talcum community of Knott County. The investigation lead to the execution of a search warrant and traffic stop that resulted in a large quantity of illegal drugs being found…
Read MorePike County, KY — Vandals hit a construction zone in Pike County causing a dangerous situation for motorists on U.S. 23 south of Pikeville this morning. According to Sara George, Information Officer for District 12, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the work zone was vandalized during the night…
Read MorePikeville, KY — Pikeville City Police arrested two Pikeville women after they were seen smoking marijuana. According to citations, 41-year-old Amanda Dawn Coleman and 44-year-old Bridget Bolden were sitting inside a vehicle in front of the Double Kwik on the Bypass Road smoking the marijuana.…
Read MoreA recent investigation by the Pikeville Police Department resulted in the arrest of a man accused of stealing bicycles at night. Officer Chad Branham says he was able to identify 27 year old Wesley Webb from a surveillance video at a home where a bicycle had been stolen. Webb confessed to several…
Read MoreWise County, VA — Sheriff Ronnie Oakes and Assistant Sheriff Grant Kilgore have announced that the Wise County Sheriff’s Office has received four state grants that will fund additional School Resource Officers in Wise County Public Schools. These grants are funded through the Virginia Department…
Read MorePikeville, KY — We have this update to a story we covered in late May. A Floyd County man has been indicted by a Pike County Grand Jury on theft by unlawful taking, a class D Felony. 48-year-old Christopher Saylor of Harold was charged with unlawfully taking a welder valued at or more than $500.00…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — A proposed amendment on crime victims’ rights was voided by the Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday because the question posed to voters was too vague. Voters in November approved the amendment on Kentucky’s version of Marsy’s Law, which would guarantee the rights of crime…
Read MoreThursday afternoon, a medical transport helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at the Kentucky Enterprise Industrial Park in Pikeville. Pikeville Fire Chief Patrick Bentley told Mountain Top Media the helicopter was transporting a patient from Corbin to Pikeville Medical Center when a…
Read MoreIn April, the public got a sneak peek at “tiny houses” being built by eastern Kentucky High School students at the KVEC (Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative) Fire Summit in Pikeville. KVEC provides $15,000 dollars to schools who want to participate in the project called “Building it Forward,”…
Read MorePikeville, KY — Slide repair work started June 3 on the first of 13 sites in Pike County, according to Vince Hayes of Highway District 12’s Pikeville Section Office. NATTCO is the contractor for all 13 locations. Work hours are 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. at all sites. Traffic will be reduced to one…
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