A man wanted for fleeing from a fatal crash in Pike County earlier this year was captured this week. 28-year-old Jerry D. Shields, of Virgie, was arrested Wednesday evening at a residence on Billups Drive in Pikeville. Court documents said Kentucky State Police responded to the residence in an attempt…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Gatti’s Pizza in Pikeville is celebrating its 40th anniversary this Sunday with a Customer Appreciation Celebration. Gatti’s Pizza opened on South Mayo Trail in Pikeville in November 1977. In 2002, Gatti’s began the family Entertainment Center concept in some…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — After getting the turkey out of the way Thursday, many are already beginning to turn their thoughts to the holiday, perhaps with dreams of a white Christmas. Area shopkeepers, however, had some other colors in mind today — Black Friday and the green that comes with it.…
Read MoreGrethel, Ky.–A Floyd County man is facing animal cruelty charges after shooting his brothers dog. Kentucky State Police received a call Sunday from Freddy Adkins who said that his brother shot and killed his dog. Troopers arrived at Freddy’s residence in Grethel where he told the officers that…
Read MorePrestonsburg, Ky.– In July Ronald and Loretta Wright pleaded guilty to charges in the 2013 murder of Famer Halbert with Ronald pleading guilty to murder, wanton endangerment and assault and Loretta pleading guilty to facilitation of murder. The pair was scheduled to be sentenced in late October,…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — For years, the city of Williamson has been paying for street lights that didn’t work. Now the city is getting an upgrade. EKB’s Shelby Porter explains. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/nqnjzuCnHDw” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube]
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Williamson Police Department is currently investigating a robbery that took place at a barber shop, Tuesday. Around 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, police responded to a 9-1-1 call of an armed robbery at Sportsman’s Barber Shop in Downtown Williamson. Police say…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Williamson Police Department is investigating a robbery in the city. At 9:30 Sunday night, police responded to a 9-1-1 call at Dano and Spano’s Ice Cold Carryout in Downtown Williamson. As an employee was preparing to close the store for the night, an unknown individual…
Read MoreFloyd County, Ky.–It began when Kentucky State Police received a call from a man saying he had hydroplaned and wrecked his car on KY 979 in the Grethel community. When officers arrived they suspected the driver, 31-year old Donald Joe Dye of Mcdowell, was under the influence. Dye was then given…
Read MoreKSP Post 9–With the hustle and bustle of the Thanksgiving Holiday and Black Friday there will be a significant amount of traffic on the highways and officials with the Kentucky State Police say there are a few things you can do to ensure everyone has a safe holiday. “Now that it is the holiday…
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