WHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County jury has reached a decision in the James Huffman murder trial, finding him guilty of all charges. EKB News Reporter Chris Anderson has an update. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/Q1k-MZkBZJQ” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube]
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Police are on the hunt for a Floyd County man suspected of child sexual abuse. An arrest warrant has been issued for Jimmy D. Frazier, 37, of Galveston, formerly of Phelps. He has been charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim under 12 years old. Police say he is known…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The city of Whitesburg is coming under fire from State Auditor Mike Harmon’s office, with the release this morning of results from a special examination of the city’s finances. The scathing, 80-page report covers a period from January of 2014 to April of this year,…
Read MoreLEITCHFIELD, Ky. — Disgraced former disability attorney Eric C. Conn is currently a resident of the Grayson County Detention Center, while he awaits further action in his case. Conn is being held without bond, while a federal criminal case concerning his escape is pending. He is also awaiting…
Read MoreTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — A Honduran newspaper is reporting that fugitive former disability attorney Eric C. Conn has been captured by that country’s Technical Agency for Criminal Investigation. El Heraldo reports that Conn was captured as he left a restaurant in the city of La Ceiba, in the…
Read MoreIt’s only a matter of time before our region gets its first measurable snowfall. And, the Snowfighters of Highway District 12 are getting ready. The salt domes are all full and the snow plows are serviced and waiting. In addition to the salt on the back of the trucks is a tank that holds…
Read MoreJACKSONVILLE, N.C. — Tragic news in the search for a missing North Carolina toddler, as authorities have made an arrest in the case after uncovering evidence that she is dead. Authorities have been searching for 3-year-old Mariah Woods, after she disappeared from her home nearly a week ago. The…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/VLPWDig09K0″ height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube] JUSTICEVILLE, Ky. — A recent surge in crime continued in Pike County overnight, as a man armed with a shotgun robbed the Justiceville Double Kwik just after midnight. EKB News Reporter Shannon…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — Total Pharmacy Care at Belfry was robbed this morning, by a perpetrator with no interest in money. The incident happened around 9:30 a.m., when a man walked into the store, armed with a gun, and demanded prescription medication. After getting an undetermined amount of pills, he fled…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Matt Bevin has appointed Charles Compton, of Pikeville, to the position of Magistrate for the Second District of Pike County, replacing Vernon “Chick” Johnson, who recently passed away. “I am sincerely humbled by the trust Gov. Bevin has placed in me to finish out the…
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