[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/0Gvsy5HMzR4″ height=”340″] PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear and State Representatives Angie Hatton and Chris Harris are joining together to once again seek stronger protections for utility customers. “This bill…
Read MoreA Pike County man could face life in prison in a sex abuse case. Quentin Deshon Reed Little, 23, of Old Wagoner Station Road in Pikeville, was indicted last week on a charge of first-degree sodomy. According to the indictment, Little engaged in deviate sexual intercourse with a child younger than 12…
Read MoreSchool is out for many students, and will be for the next few weeks. That means summer camp for many children, and one special camp is looking for participants. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins tells us all about it. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVDeCEbrPhQ&feature=youtu.be”…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/4L8DzxdISB0″ height=”340″] TEABERRY, Ky. — A Madison County man was indicted in Floyd County last week after a hit and run incident last July. According to court documents, Kyle Collins, 23, of Berea, failed to stop and render assistance…
Read MoreA teacher in Pike County has been suspended following a recent DUI arrest. According to court documents, 38-year-old Joshua Preece, of Kimper, was stopped by Kentucky State Police Friday morning for an alleged seatbelt violation. Court documents said police detected a strong odor of marijuana in Preece’s…
Read MoreIt took some work, but Jefferson, a Bald Eagle that calls Fishtrap Lake in Pike County home, is back airborne once again. The eagle from Fishtrap Lake has been treated by Somerset-based Liberty Nature Center over the past two months for life threatening injuries. He was found severely wounded after…
Read MoreGUNLOCK, Ky. — Kentucky State Police has provided more information regarding the discovery of a body in Magoffin County on Saturday night. Police say the incident was first reported around 8 p.m., Saturday, when they first received a call regarding an unresponsive person found in a creek along…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — An investigation is underway in Magoffin County, after a body was discovered last night. Police say the body was found Saturday evening at Johnson Fork. Officials are not releasing any additional information at this time. EKB News will continue to monitor this story and bring you…
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend has arrived, and numerous remembrance ceremonies will be held across the nation. In Whitesburg, the city and its veterans got a head start on commemorating the somber holiday. At the Whitesburg Veterans Memorial Park Friday afternoon, city and county officials joined officials from…
Read MoreA long-serving Whitesburg city councilman died earlier this week. Jimmy Bates, nicknamed “The General”, died Thursday morning at Whitesburg ARH Hospital. Bates had served on the Whitesburg City Council for more than two decades, and was also a Vietnam War veteran. Whitesburg Mayor James Craft said…
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