Pikeville, KY — Two Pikeville residents have been arrested and face shoplifting charges. According to arrest citations, 38- year-old Valorie Hunt was observed by Wal-Mart loss prevention associates concealing items inside a backpack that she had picked up inside the store. Valorie Hunt along…
Read MorePerry County, KY — Drivers who use KY 7 at Cornettsville in Perry County will need to find an alternate route on Wednesday, July 3. CSX Transportation plans to close the railroad crossing at mile point 11.3 for repairs. Work will begin around 8 a.m. Wednesday and will not be completed until around…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY (AP) — Farmers markets across Kentucky are getting a promotional boost from a summer advertising campaign by the state’s agricultural marketing program. State Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles says Kentucky has more than 165 farmers markets in 113 counties. He says it shows…
Read MoreMonday afternoon, 26 year old Bobby J. Blackburn, accused of sending sexually explicit texts to a juvenile, appeared in a Floyd County courtroom. Prestonsburg Police say Blackburn, the pastor of Elevate Church in Prestonsburg and manager of the Prestonsburg Giovannis, sent text messages to a 17 year…
Read MorePrestonsburg, KY — Several Law Enforcement and first responder departments received automated external defibrillators (AEDs). King’s Daughters Health System and King’s Daughters Health Foundation presented 25 AEDs to the departments. Floyd County Sheriff’s Office received one which now…
Read MoreWashington D.C. — A record breaking 46.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Independence Day Holiday, an increase of more than 5 percent compared with last year and the highest number since AAA started tracking 18 years ago. With today’s national average of $2.66,…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin offered an election-year sweetener to Kentucky’s coal-county leaders on Friday, saying he’ll push to return 100% of coal severance tax revenues to their counties if he gets the chance to submit another budget proposal to lawmakers. His Democratic…
Read MoreNashville, TN — If you’re planning on travelling to Tennessee for the July 4th holiday, leave those cell phones alone! Beginning today (July 1st) the new hands-free law goes into effect. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, motorists can no longer record, broadcast video while driving…
Read MoreFrankfort, KY — A federal appeals court said Friday it won’t reconsider a ruling that upheld a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients prior to abortions. Kentucky’s anti-abortion governor, Republican Matt Bevin, hailed the decision.…
Read MoreA man arrested earlier this month in connection with a meth trafficking case at a home in the Cedar Creek area of Pikeville was arrested again early Thursday morning. According to the arrest citation, Pikeville police officers arrested 30 year old Charles Doneghy of Louisville following a traffic…
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