PIKEVILLE, KY.-Child abuse rates in the Kentucky are among the highest in the entire nation and in an effort to raise awareness about that issue, Mr. Gatti’s held their second pinwheel planting ceremony where over 80 people in attendance heard guest speaker Pike County Attorney Howard Keith Hall…
Read MoreJOHNSON COUNTY, KY.-An event in Paintsville today was all about the emotional health of children, as well as the needs of child survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. EKB News Reporter Shawn Allen has the story. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/IIdfX72_EBs” height=”340″]…
Read MoreLetcher County, Ky: Last week, Congressman Hal Rogers’ office announced that a letter of decision had been issued for the construction of the new federal prison in Letcher County, and the project is now a go. Letcher Judge-Executive Jim Ward said the prison project in the Roxana area will take…
Read MoreMorgan County, Ky: A Magoffin County man released from prison in January after serving less than seven years of a 20-year sentence for attempted murder, then arrested again in March for threatening to kill a county attorney among other charges, has now been indicted. 51-year-old Colonel Lewis Bolen,…
Read MoreA Pike County man is facing felony imprisonment and intimidation charges following an incident in January. 52-year-old Kevin Hopkins, of Greasy Creek Road was arrested Thursday night. According to an arrest warrant served by Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to a 911 all at Hopkins’ residence…
Read MoreA Virginia man was indicted following a recent scare at a Pike County school. That scare, however, may have simply been the effects of a botched drug transaction. 37-year-old Micahel Balke of Big Stone Gap Virginia was arrested outside of Shelby Valley High School at the start of the school day on March…
Read MoreTechnology provides many benefits for officials responding to disasters and other emergencies, but one of the simplest is simply allowing better communication. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins gives us a look at one tool, as officials brace for a round of winter weather this weekend. …
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/Fkbaai-CoMk” height=”340″] PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Women around the region discussed leadership at an event in Prestonsburg Friday. Big Sandy Community and Technical College hosted its 2nd Leading Ladies Regional Women’s Conference.…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man released from prison in January after serving less than seven years of a 20-year sentence for attempted murder, then arrested again in March for threatening to kill a county attorney among other charges, has now been indicted. Colonel Lewis Bolen, 51,…
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. — Handshakes are often used to seal a deal, but a handshake ended up sealing the fate of a man who had barricaded himself in his house early this morning. The incident began shortly before 2 a.m. when a woman called police to report that her son, Dewey Ratliff, 18, had allegedly…
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