PAINTSVILLE, Ky – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is pointing to a recent incident as proof that the department’s new School Resource Officers are paying dividends. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins has the details. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX_GgnmeZkI&feature=youtu.be”…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/5J6vEVSf5gg” height=”340″] WILLIAMSON, W. Va. — Tuesday is the primary election in West Virginia. Polls will open at 6:30 a.m. and remain open until 7:30 p.m. Citizens will have the chance to cast their votes for national, state, district…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A federal magistrate judge has recommended that the original criminal case against Eric C. Conn proceed as planned. Conn had sought to have the case dismissed. In it, he is charged with 18 various counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering. In 2016,…
Read MoreA Pikeville woman was killed in an alleged DUI-involved crash in Letcher County on Saturday. EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson was at the scene, and he has this report. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/rvVkPldUsJU” height=”340″] Clarification: The name of the driver…
Read MoreThe victim in Saturday’s fatal crash on U.S. 119 near Jenkins has been identified. In a statement released Sunday, Kentucky State Police identified the victim in Saturday’s fatal crash as 61-year-old Barbara Newsome, of Pikeville. According to the statement, Newsome was an occupant of a…
Read MoreA Virginia man is facing felony charges, including a manslaughter charge, in relation to a fatal vehicle crash in Letcher County. 37-year-old Travis Helbert, of Appalachia, Virginia, was charged in the death of a female killed in a crash on U.S. 119 at Payne Gap near Jenkins. The wreck happened shortly…
Read MoreThe University of Pikeville today gave a preview of a new archaeological exhibit dating back to the time of Christ. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins has a look. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHA8x573UKo&feature=youtu.be” height=”340″]
Read MoreA trial date has been set in a Pike County murder trial. Pike Commonwealth’s Attorney Rick Bartley told EKB News that 32-year-old Jennifer Blankenship, of Turkey Creek near Belfry, will stand trial in September in the death of Williamson, West Virginia-resident Sam Kimberlain last year. Kimberlain’s…
Read MorePolice are continuing to investigate a murder in Letcher County. Kentucky State Police Master Trooper Jody Sims tells EKB News that investigators are still gathering information about the murder of Ricky Gibson, which allegedly occurred at the residence of Clifford Caudill in Neon. Caudill and Dedra…
Read MoreIf the crowds at Hillbilly Days were too much for you, and if you can’t make it to Louisville for the Kentucky Derby, Elkhorn City may have just what you’re looking for. EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson has the details. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/yOV6-q4ZyPg”…
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