LOGAN, W.Va. — A man wanted in Tennessee was arrested in Logan County Wednesday for impersonating a police officer. According to police, 54-year-old Terry Michael Vickers sought medical treatment at Logan Regional Medical Center. He allegedly told officials he sustained the injury during attempts…
Read MoreKentucky State Police is investigating the second armed robbery in Pike County in less than a week, this time at a gas station convenience store. Troopers tell EKB News they received a 9-1-1 call reporting a robbery at the Justiceville Double Kwik just after midnight Thursday morning. Anyone with…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Last night, we told you about a Salyersville man who allegedly assaulted the Magoffin County jailer and escaped custody, as he was being taken to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. Shortly after that story aired, he was taken back into custody. Jeremy Arnett, 36, was being…
Read MoreSOMERSET, Ky. — The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation is looking for businesses interested in obtaining quality certifications, in order to bid on government contracts. The group’s Supplier Education and Economic Development program aims to help 12 companies become ISO…
Read MoreFormer Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, who went to prison after a mine explosion, plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia held by Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a spokesman said Wednesday. The 67-year-old Blankenship was released from a federal prison in California in May after…
Read MoreJohnson County, Ky.–The Johnson County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating an escaped inmate. Around 4:30 this evening Magoffin County Jailer Brian Montgomery was transporting several detainees to the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville when one…
Read MoreAn Amber Alert has been issued for 3-year-old Mariah Woods after she vanished from her Onslow County home in North Carolina, reportedly sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. Since that time over 200 officials with 14 agencies have aided in the search for Mariah. Mariah’s family members…
Read MorePIKE COUNTY, Ky. — State officials in Frankfort are taking issue with the official story being offered by Pike County officials for why property tax bills skyrocketed for many residents this year. During a meeting last week, county officials said their hands were tied by a change in how oil,…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — Students around the region will get valuable lessons about the dangers of drug use, as part of a traveling classroom currently making its way through eastern Kentucky. EKB’s Shelby Porter has a look at its stop in Belfry Wednesday. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/nnfFWpoLeI0″…
Read MoreOn Tuesday, students and faculty at Pikeville High School learned they are one of five schools in Kentucky being recognized on a national level for inspiring change in their local communities. Selected from a pool of nearly 3,000 entries, 255 schools were named state finalists in the Samsung Solve…
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