FRANKFORT, Ky. — Attorney General Andy Beshear picked up a major victory in his battle against Gov. Matt Bevin and a pension overhaul passed by the General Assembly earlier this year, when a judge this afternoon ruled the law is unconstitutional and permanently prohibited the state from enforcing…
Read MoreA Pike County man pleaded guilty recently in a deadly hit-and-run crash which occurred last year. 28-year-old Jerry D. Shields, of Virgie, pleaded guilty recently in Pike Circuit Court to a charge of leaving the scene of an injury accident. The charge was in relation to a May 2017 crash near Virgie…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Authorities have released the identity of an inmate who died after an undetermined incident at the Floyd County Detention Center. Adam Potter, 29, of Prestonsburg, was found injured at the jail yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Highlands Regional Medical Center, where he…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A death investigation is underway tonight at the Floyd County Detention Center. Police confirm to EKB News that an inmate died this afternoon, and they are investigating the possibility it was the result of a fight, but that has not been confirmed at this time. Officials are…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County murder case came to an end today, when the second suspect in the death of Michael Shane Hogg reached a plea deal with prosecutors. EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson has the story. https://www.facebook.com/ekbnewsnow/videos/785211991687578/
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear announced today his office is taking a new look at the Martin County Water District. The utility has been under investigation by the Public Service Commission for over two years. That effort has been probing into the Martin County Water’s…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Officials with the Johnson County Health Department have confirmed to EKB News that an inmate at Big Sandy Regional Detention Center has tested positive for hepatitis A. Health Department Director Julie Bush said this morning that the unidentified inmate tested positive for…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who spent over eight years on the run will now spend 10 years behind bars. Leroy “Dock” Little, 67, was supposed to attend a guilty plea hearing in a cocaine trafficking case back in September of 2009. He failed to show and eluded authorities until…
Read MoreINEZ, Ky. — Tax collections have come to a halt in Martin County, after the county’s tax software provider cut off service due to unpaid bills. Sheriff John Kirk says this is just the latest problem to arise from bills not being paid by the fiscal court. He says his office receives daily…
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