A house fire Saturday evening claimed the life of a Pike County man. Just after 7pm, fire crews responded to calls of a house fire just off Elkhorn Creek Road. After the fire was extinguished and a search of the home could be conducted, a body was located inside. Kentucky State Police officials…
Read MoreNicholas County, WV — Two West Virginia paramedics were killed Saturday when their ambulance crashed into the rear of a tractor-trailer. It happened on Route 19 in Nicholas County at about 8 a.m. West Virginia State troopers said a Jan-Care ambulance was traveling south on Powell Mountain when…
Read MorePike County, KY — Cambrian Coal LLC has filed plans to put its assets up for bid in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern District of Kentucky. If a judge approves the plan, the company will auction off its assets with September 11 as the bid deadline, the auction would be held September 18th…
Read MoreThe Nation of Patriots made a stop at the Mineshaft Harley Davidson in Pikeville while escorting the American Flag as they continue to raise funds for disabled veterans. Their goal is to ride 14,500 miles in 110 days across 48 states while carrying the American Flag for their fundraising mission. They…
Read MorePikeville, KY — A scuffle with Police landed a Pikeville man behind bars. Pikeville Police responded Wednesday to a complaint on Garred Street. According to the arrest citation, Officers found 39-year-old Ermel J. Wolford refusing to leave a residence and creating a disturbance. When approached…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky is receiving more than $9 million from a federal agency to help combat opioid addiction. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says the money will help expand access to services dealing with substance use disorder and mental health problems. The agency says…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Education has launched a new campaign and website to recruit and encourage potential teachers. The Education Department says there was a 36% decline in the completion of education preparation programs in Kentucky from 2008 to 2017. Education Commissioner…
Read MoreAt Tuesday’s Pike County Fiscal Court meeting, Judge Executive Ray Jones announced the county will be receiving nearly $2.5 million dollars in state road money and coal severance revenue combined. Judge Jones explained part of the money will go to fix some of the county roads in most need of repair. The…
Read MoreThe church family of St. Martha Catholic Church in Prestonsburg, provides the necessary funds to purchase the lumber, tin, and other materials to repair homes in Floyd County. Retired Priest, Father Robert Damron, states the “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” ministry reinforces the empowerment…
Read MorePike County, KY — Kentucky State Police at Post 9 Pikeville arrested a Prestonsburg man and a Pikeville man on a variety of charges. Troopers had responded to a residence on the Left Fork of Island Creek in Pikeville after the homeowner witness two men break into her home and leave. Upon further…
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