Progress Continues Along Mountain Parkway
Progress continues towards the completion of the Mountain Parkway. In Wolfe County, crews moved thousands of yards of earth to make way for the expanded roadway. In Magoffin West, crews […]
Latest Unemployment Rates Announced
Unemployment rates for 2023 in Kentucky increased in 80 Kentucky counties, decreased in 22, and stayed the same in 18. The Kentucky Center for Statistics said the highest unemployment rate is […]
Gas Prices On The Rise
The price of a gallon of gas took a major jump by nearly 30 cents a gallon this week. Gas prices at many area gas stations in Paintsville and Prestonsburg […]
Kentucky State Police Investigates Fatal Collision in Pike County
Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on April 20, 2024, at 11:39 p.m. reporting an UTV collision had occurred on State Highway 1056 in the Mccarr community of […]
Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff Saturday in Honor of Winchester Police Officer
Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Saturday, April 20, in honor of a Winchester police officer who suffered a medical emergency and died following an arrest.
Gov. Beshear: New $4.6 Million Elliott County Facility Brings Together Emergency, 911 and Fire Department Operations
Other projects nearing completion include food pantry and water improvements FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 18, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that a memorandum of agreement has been signed and work […]
New Website Links Kentuckians to Second-Chance Job, Education and Recovery Resources
Secondchance.ky.gov launched during Second Chance Month FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 18, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a secondchance.ky.gov website, which connects Kentuckians overcoming addiction or leaving incarceration to resources that can help them […]
Mountain Parkway Expansion Continues: Lane Shift In Wolfe County
An ongoing lane shift is scheduled along the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County starting today, April 18, near the Hazel Green (KY 1010) interchange.
Man Arrested on Drug Charges in Prestonsburg
A traffic stop in Prestonsburg has resulted in the arrest of Zachary Wayne Mason who was a passenger in the vehicle stopped after a check of a license plate showed the owner […]
It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week
It is National Work Zone Awareness Week. In 2023, Kentucky recorded 1,251 crashes in highway work zones where 247 people were injured and 17 lost their lives – nearly triple […]