An Elkhorn City attorney is facing charges of stealing more than $800,000 dollars from his clients. This week, a Pike County Grand Jury indicted Timothy Belcher on felony theft charges. Pike Commonwealth’s Attorney Bill Slone says the money in question was awarded to Belcher’s clients following…
Read MorePrestonsburg, KY — A labor agreement has been reached between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) District 1199. SEIU District 1199 represents over 250 workers with Highlands Regional Medical Center, which as of August 1st, became part…
Read MoreHarlan County miners have protested on the tracks at Sand Hill Bottom Rd in Cumberland since Monday due to not receiving their pay for work they have already done. They have blocked the tracks so no trains can leave with any coal they have mined. Supporters have shown up far and wide providing help…
Read MoreDickenson County, VA — Two men have been arrested in connection to thefts. According to the Dickenson County Sheriff’s Office, residents in the Tempes Branch area returned home from church last Saturday night to find their home had been broken into. Several items were taken including a flat…
Read MoreWith the first day of school just days away, many parents are scrambling to make sure their kids are up to date with required vaccinations. And, officials at the Pike County Health Department say they are fielding lots of calls and questions. Nursing Administrator, Stephanie Bentley, says the Health…
Read MoreMingo County, WV — West Virginia State Police have arrested a Mingo County man on fraudulent check fraud. Troopers arrested 44-year-old David Brian Blankenship of Gilbert on a criminal complaint. Authorities say Blankenship cashed more than $132,000 in fraudulent checks from his employer, A-1…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — O. Leonard Press, who built Kentucky Educational Television into a nationally respected model for educational, cultural, historical and public affairs programming, has died. He was 97. In a statement on its website, KET says Press died Wednesday night at Lexington’s Central…
Read MorePaintsville, KY — In an effort to combat drug activity in the Paintsville City Park, Paintsville Police Officers Zach Stapleton and Jeremy Shepherd arrested a Paintsville man Wednesday morning. According to the Officers, they spotted Christopher D. Hall in the park at 2:00 AM sitting alone. Upon…
Read MoreFour years after 800 former clients of Eric C. Conn had their Social Security benefits stripped away, nearly 300 of them could soon see their benefits restored, thanks to a series of recent victories in federal court. Prestonsburg attorney Ned Pillersdorf held a meeting Tuesday evening in Pikeville…
Read MoreAfter several hours of searching the Big Sandy river for a man who had possibly drowned, the search was called off. Officials with the Floyd County Emergency Management Office say Tony Wright has been located and is safe. No other details have been released at this time. Around noon, calls were…
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