Mingo County, WV — A possible meth lab exploded in Mingo County sending three firefighters to the hospital. According to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, firefighters from the Wharncliffe Volunteer Fire Department responded to the mobile home on Spring Fork Road. The three firefighters, who…
Read MoreCharleston, WV — A judge has ordered an evidentiary hearing within two weeks on a protest involving coal miners who have blocked trains transporting coal. Lawyers for Blackjewel LLC and the U.S. Labor Department were in court Friday in Charleston, West Virginia. Miners have camped out on train…
Read MorePrestonsburg, KY — Floyd County has worked out a deal to settle delinquent property taxes owed by a company once controlled by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice. Floyd County is to receive $400,000 under the deal. County Attorney Keith Bartley said county officials didn’t enter a previous agreement…
Read MoreThe Johnson County Animal Shelter invites everyone out on Saturday, August 24th to their Adopt/Foster and Donate event held at Tractor Supply in Paintsville. This event will be full of activities and food, but more importantly, this event is to help the animal shelter with donations and fostering a…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Kentucky National Guard soldiers are deploying to Guantanamo Bay. A statement from the guard says a departure ceremony was held Friday for more than 120 soldiers with the Kentucky Army National Guard’s 223rd Military Police Company. The soldiers are deploying in support of…
Read MoreKentucky State Police officials at Post 9 are gearing up for their annual night race in downtown Prestonsburg, the Run Signal 9 5K. The actual race will be Saturday, August 30th at 8:30pm, but this year, participants will have another option. Race organizer, Melanie Taulbee, says those who cannot…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says a deadly virus has been found in a white-tailed deer in the state. The agency said the white-tailed female deer recovered from Graves County in western Kentucky tested positive for hemorrhagic disease, sometimes referred…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could get another Democratic challenger in his reelection bid next year. Kentucky House Democratic leader Rocky Adkins says a U.S. Senate run remains an option for him, but he doesn’t plan to announce his decision until after this…
Read MoreAward-winning artist Mac Powell is making an impression with his new style and new band “Mac Powell and the Family Reunion”. Their sound can be described as a blend of country and American rock. The band released a new album titled “Back Again” on July 26th of this year, which…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Kentucky has released countywide unemployment numbers for July. Unemployment rates rose in 99 Kentucky counties, fell in 15 and remained the same in six counties, that according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development…
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