Ivel, Ky.–There has been an increasing number of drug busts at local motels in the area. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department along with Martin City Police added to that number last night when they arrested three people on drug charges at the Eastern Heights Motel in Ivel. Deputies were on…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Nathan Stewart appeared before Judge Tom Smith in Floyd County Circuit Court, Tuesday. Stewart pleaded guilty to burglary. He was originally facing 12 months behind bars, but in court Tuesday, that was reduced to 24 months supervised probation. Stewart’s charge was amended…
Read MoreWilliamson, Wv.–According to police, the man shown in the surveillance video is wanted in connection of destruction and theft of parking meters. It happened around 3:45, Sunday evening, in the municipal parking lot on Second Avenue in Williamson. The alleged suspect is a white, heavyset male.…
Read MorePrestonsburg, Ky.–144 people die every day in the U.S. from accidental drug overdose. EKB’s Shawn Allen joined a group of people in Prestonsburg Thursday evening as they remembered those who have lost their lives to the drug epidemic. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/xkdeuFWkbcA”…
Read MorePrestonsburg, Ky.–In March EKB News brought you the story of a lease agreement between the Kentucky State Parks and the City of Prestonsburg to take over around three-hundred acres of Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and develop it for new attractions and the revitalization of old ones. EKB’s…
Read MoreRoyalton, Ky.–It happened in Royalton when Magoffin County Deputies stopped a 2006 Chrysler Sebring for not having tail lights. The driver, 40-year old Jason Nickels of Salyersville told officers that he shot up suboxone and meth and would be dirty if given a drug test. A juvenile passenger was…
Read MoreSalyersville, Ky.–It happened at a College Street residence in early this morning when officers responded to a call of a possible domestic dispute. While at the apartment investigating the incident, officers found no evidence of a domestic dispute, however, they did find evidence of drug use.…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Williamson Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance identifying a suspect. According to police, the man in this video is wanted in connection of destruction and theft of parking meters. It happened around 3:45, Sunday evening, in the municipal parking…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man appeared in Floyd Circuit Court, Tuesday, to plead guilty to numerous charges. 19-year-old Joshua Akers, of Martin, appeared before Judge Tom Smith, Tuesday afternoon. Akers entered guilty pleas for receiving stolen property, possession of a controlled substance, possession…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Sunday night, the Pikeville Police Department received a call of a possible hit-and-run in the Shelbiana Food City parking lot. Instead, police discovered it was a run-and-hit. Around 8:30pm Sunday, 45-year-old David Miracle, of Jonancy, called the Pikeville Police Department…
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