Severe Weather Moves Through the Region
Tornado watches have expired around most of the region. As you can feel, it got bad enough at one point for the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning […]
Johnson County Drug Court Program Receives Certification
Johnson County’s Drug Court program is winning praise from the entity that certifies such courts. Kentucky Specialty Courts says… the Johnson County Drug Court program is now certified… based on […]
Johnson County Man Who Escaped Police Custody is Recaptured
A Williamsport man who escaped custody over the weekend while he was hospitalized… then re-captured Monday in Barboursville… is still awaiting extradition. But Thomas Price won’t be getting out of […]
Former Pike County Schools Superintendent Joins Board for Center for Rural Development
Retired Pike County School Superintendent Reed Atkins is one of six new board members at The Center for Rural Development. The non-profit, founded nearly 30 years ago by Congressman Hal […]
State Lawmaker Trying to Stop Kentucky’s New Vape Law
A State lawmaker is trying to stop Kentucky’s new vape law… just five weeks after it went into effect. Representative Savannah Maddox is filing two bills to suspend and repeal […]
Body of Missing Staffordsville Man Found in Ohio River
The body of a Staffordsville man, who was reported missing in December, has been found in the Ohio River in Mason County. The Kentucky State Police confirm the identity of […]
Floyd County Man Enters Guilty Plea to Drug Charges
A Floyd County man has cut a plea deal that will see him serve at least 15 years in prison on federal gun and drug charges. Joshua Vajda of Harold […]
2 Facing Drug Charges in Paintsville
Over the weekend we learned of the January 20th arrest of two men… and the rescue of two children… in a Sixth Street apartment in Paintsville. William Blair and Terry […]
Eastern Kentucky Leads State in Unemployment
Eastern Kentucky still leads the state in unemployment. Martin County’s jobless rate is 12.4%, followed by Magoffin County at 11.4%, Elliott and Lewis counties at 10.4%, and Johnson and Knott […]
Kentucky State Police Pikeville is Asking for Assistance Locating Wanted Person
**UPDATE** PIKEVILLE, Ky. (January 30, 2025) –Jerome Norman has been located and taken into custody. PIKEVILLE, Ky. (January 30, 2025) –Kentucky State Police, Post 9, Pikeville is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Jerome Norman, 43 […]