Magoffin County: A Magoffin County pair are behind bars here at the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center after an alleged ATV theft leads to drug charges. On Sunday, the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Department received a call where the caller stated that forty-three-year-old Jeffrey Lykins and thirty-eight-year-old…
Read MoreA trial date has finally be set for the second of two suspects in a 2014 Letcher County murder case. 31-year-old Patrick Smith, of Pikeville, will stand trial at the end of summer of this year. According to court documents, a September 17th trial date has been set for Smith, who is accused of acting…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/fptTAH4NskE” height=”340″ responsive=”no”]SOT[/su_youtube] ELKHORN CITY, Ky. — Making schools safer has been a hot topic in recent weeks. Now, some area residents are starting to take the need for new policy into their own hands.…
Read MoreCARR CREEK, Ky. — Officials in Knott County, Monday, worked for about an hour to knock out a brush fire. It happened in Carr Creek near the Carr Creek Lake Marina. The Kentucky Division of Forestry was called to a 1-acre fire beside the lake. The fire was believed to have started because of a…
Read MoreThe Elkhorn City Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying two people of interest relating to a recent string of burglaries. Police Chief Bobby Sexton says his department is getting closer to being able to make arrests in the case, which involves several breaking and entering…
Read MoreOver the weekend, a Pike County woman was arrested for last Thursday’s assault on an Instructional Aide at Elkhorn City Elementary School, and is now facing two felony charges. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins was in Elkhorn City today, and got a full report on the case from the Elkhorn City…
Read MoreFLOYD COUNTY, KY.- It happened on Warco Cemetery road in Martin when Kentucky State Police stopped a 1994 blue Ford Ranger pickup truck for having expired tags. Troopers say they immediately smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. That’s when they called for the assistance of the Prestonsburg…
Read MorePIKE COUNTY, KY.-A program that got its start in Pikeville is now being rolled out statewide. As a result, people seeking drug abuse treatment will be able to get help from state troopers. State police Commissioner Rick Sanders, Gov. Matt Bevin and state Justice and Public Safety Secretary John Tilley…
Read MoreCongressman Hal Rogers is questioning American Electric Power about why residents of his district are paying such high electric bills. Rogers sent a letter to AEP President Nick Akins, asking why residents of the Fifth District are receiving power bills as much as 200 percent more than they were paying…
Read MoreJOHNSON COUNTY, KY.-On this date, in 2012, Eastern Kentucky suffered through a night of tornadoes, shattering a myth that the mountains were immune to the deadly and destructive storms. Today, EKB News Reporter Shawn Allen remembered the anniversary with some of the people who were most affected. …
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