Local News death investigation Missing woman found dead in crash Mar 18, 2024 Vanessa Crum PIKEVILLE, Ky. -- A Johnson County woman whose family had reported her as missing has been found dead following a single-vehicle crash.… Read more blackberry volunteer fire department Blackberry VFD mourns loss of Fields Mar 15, 2024 Carl Edward "Buddy" Fields RANSOM, Ky. -- A Pike County fire department is mourning the loss of a long-serving member. 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Jason Noah Stamper… Read more drugs Ohio pair arrested after police find kilo of meth during traffic stop Mar 13, 2024 Makayla Garner and Antwan Freeman PAINTSVILLE, Ky. -- An Ohio man and woman pulled over after police clocked them going 3 miles over the speed limit… Read more chase Two arrested for meth trafficking after 70-mile police chase Mar 13, 2024 Austin Blanton and Richard Brandon Mullins SALYERSVILLE, Ky. -- Two men were arrested near Salyersville, after leading police on a high-speed, and at… Read more Local Sports News HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bobcats split road games... Dec 19, 2023 1:10 pm Betsy Layne took the lead for good early in the second half and the Bobcats pulled away to beat Leslie County, 63-48, in a road game played on Monday… Read more YOUTH BASKETBALL: West Perry Warriors get a lesson in life visiting with veterans... Dec 18, 2023 5:41 pm Members of the West Perry Warriors basketball team are finding out life is more than just a game. Coaches and team members spent part of their day volunteering… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Lyon County delivered a performance fit for a ‘King’... Dec 18, 2023 5:05 am Photo Credit/Mountain Sports Hall of Fame Lyon County star Travis Perry, his teammates, coaches, and fans soaked it all in at Wayland Gymnasium on Saturday… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bobcats upset Cardinals; Lady Blackcats reach 600 wins... Dec 13, 2023 1:40 pm Betsy Layne went on the road to battle defending 15th Region champion Martin County and the Bobcats knocked off the Cardinals, 78-70, in a game played… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pikeville, Lawrence, Belfry score wins... Dec 12, 2023 3:10 pm Pikeville took the lead away from Russell in the final minutes and held on for a 62-59 win at the Boyd County Roundball Classic played on Saturday. Charlie… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Wildcats nip Bobcats; Lady Blackcats roll... Dec 06, 2023 1:15 pm Shelby Valley erased a six-point deficit to come from behind and beat Betsy Layne, 63-61, in a game played at Junior Newsome Arena on Tuesday night. Riley… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Paintsville rolls in opener; ER moves to 2-0... Dec 04, 2023 3:10 pm Paintsville jumped out to an early lead and the Lady Tigers cruised to an 85-67 win over Floyd Central in the season opener played on Friday night. Emilea… Read more HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Bench play carries Pikeville past Ashland Blazer... Dec 04, 2023 2:06 pm Pikeville went on the road to face 16th Region power Ashland Blazer and the Lady Panthers scored a 62-55 win in the matchup played at Anderson Gymnasium… Read more HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Defense carries Pikeville to third straight title... Dec 01, 2023 2:40 pm Defense wins championships. Pikeville shut down Raceland’s high-octane offense and running back Brenden Anthony ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw… Read more Global News Watch the latest news ammonium nitrate Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion... Aug 22, 2023 1:24 pm BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the… Read more covid-19 Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers... Jul 27, 2020 8:08 am The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S.… Read more 15 million cases World virus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse... 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