THELMA, Ky. – This fall, Kentucky Power is taking to the air to trim trees and maintain right of ways for power lines. In the past few weeks, a helicopter carrying a line of saws below it has trimmed lines near West Liberty, Hazard, Pikeville and Prestonsburg. On Thursday, the contractor,…
Read MoreA fatal structure fire in Martin County is being investigated by Kentucky State Police. Crews were notified Thursday morning around 10:30 of the fire with someone possibly trapped inside on Popular Fork. As the arson investigator and a detective were investigating, they found the body of an unidentified…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2018) – The Kentucky State Police has arrested a suspect in a threat against schools in Shelby and Anderson counties. On Wednesday, KSP received a complaint that an Anderson County man was threatening and harassing a female residing in New Jersey. While investigating,…
Read MoreA high speed police chase in Wise County ends with several police cruisers damaged and the suspect behind bars. It happened this morning on Route 23 in the Pound area when police attempted to stop a vehicle that had been reported stolen out of Kentucky. The female driver, 30-year-old Erika Nicole Lucas…
Read MoreA rock slide on US 460 between Marrowbone Creek Road and Yellow Hill has forced Highway District 12 officials to close the road to all traffic. The slide, which occurred just before noon on Friday, brought large boulders, trees and other mud and debris onto the road, initially blocking one lane of…
Read MoreKentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 25, 2018) — Working with private landowners is one way the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources expands public hunting opportunities across the state. Recently, the department reached Hunting Access Area agreements with RH…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18)–Disgraced attorney Eric C. Conn will be sentenced Friday in federal court in Lexington. Conn faces the possibility of nearly three decades in prison after taking a new plea deal back in June. Conn already faced 12 years in prison for his role in a massive social security fraud…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is investigating the death of an unidentified person in the Pikeville community of Pike County. Police received a call from the homeowner of a residence on Sunny Lane this morning, advising shots had been fired at the residence. Troopers and detectives…
Read MoreBLUEFIELD, Va. — The end is near for a chain of Appalachian discount stores in business for over half a century. Magic Mart stores informed employees this morning that the company is closing all of its stores, citing inadequate sales and substantial financial losses. According to the company’s…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18/EKB) — Curtis Lee Wyatt, the man who helped former disability attorney Eric C. Conn flee the country, will spend four more months under incarceration for his crime. Wyatt, 48, pleaded guilty in March to a single charge of conspiracy to escape. In doing so, he admitted to…
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