MARTIN COUNTY, KY-Kentucky State Police arrested a juvenile Tuesday after allegedly making threats to another student. A little after 2pm Post 9 received a call stating that a student at Martin County Middle School had threatened another student with a knife. After investigating one juvenile was charged…
Read MoreMost West Virginia schools — including Mingo and Logan counties — have called off classes for at least today, one day ahead of a planned walkout by the state’s teachers. The work stoppage is planned for today and over a prolonged impasse with state leaders over pay, benefits and…
Read MoreFEMA will begin assessing the effects of heavy rains and flooding in Eastern Kentucky last week. The agency is sending a team to Eastern Kentucky today. Four more will join the effort next week. FEMA is only tallying damages to public property, such as roads, bridges and public buildings. 17 counties…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, KY.–Police called last night to a Magoffin County residence for reports of a man barricaded in a bathroom, threatening to shoot himself, ended up walking away with a drug trafficking arrest. State troopers responded to the home on Route 10-81 found the subject manifestly under the…
Read MoreBACK BRANCH, KY – A Magoffin County man is arrested after allegedly beating his wife with a metal bar. It happened at a Back Branch residence when the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Department responded to an assault complaint. The wife of 68-year old Carl Fletcher told officers that although…
Read MoreJOE’S BRANCH, KY -A Martin County woman’s home is threatened by a landslide, and she is looking for help. EKB News Reporter Shawn Allen has the story. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/aO9z5OD-9wI” height=”340″ responsive=”no”]SOT[/su_youtube]
Read MoreA former administrator at Pike Central High School is alleging that recruitment and other violations occurred with the school’s basketball program, and that he lost his job after bringing the issues to light. As first reported by the Appalachian News-Express, the lawsuit, filed in Pike Circuit Court,…
Read MoreAn alleged hit-and-run case in Letcher County got a boost recently. The vehicle that allegedly crashed into three other vehicles outside of Waylon’s Body Shop on Ky. 805 in Jenkins was located last week. The crash happened Feb. 3. Surveillance footage captured video of the crash. The crash caused…
Read MoreMost West Virginia schools — including Mingo and Logan counties — have called off classes for at least tomorrow, one day ahead of a planned walkout by the state’s teachers. The work stoppage is planned for tomorrow and , over a prolonged impasse with state leaders over pay, benefits…
Read MoreGILBERT, W.Va. — An afternoon fire destroyed a Mingo County business on Tuesday. The Mingo County 9-1-1 Center received a call around 12:30 Tuesday that Mounts Funeral Home in Gilbert was on fire. Four fire departments responded to the scene – Gilbert, Baisden, Hanover and Logan. According…
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