Prestonsburg, Ky.–We continue our coverage of regional fall festivals this week as EKB’s Shawn Allen takes us to Prestonsburg for the Jenny Wiley Festival held over the weekend. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/Ams4g_PeQek” height=”340″]SOT[/su_youtube]
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — After first pleading guilty and then taking it back, a jury is now set to weigh the evidence against a man accused of killing a coal company executive in a Mingo County cemetery last year. EKB News Reporter Shelby Porter has the very latest. [su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/I-ZON7x-EsY”…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A complaint last week about a vehicle trespassing at an active coal mine led the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office to a stolen vehicle … or at least what was left of it. A caller told police that the car contained several people, and after the car got stuck in some…
Read MoreKentucky State Police is asking for the public’s help identifying the person who robbed a Pike County Store at gunpoint last week in broad daylight. Last Sunday, Troopers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting an armed robbery at the Family Dollar Store at Shelbiana. KSP Trooper William Petry…
Read MoreJohnson County, Ky.–The search continues for a Wittensville man who allegedly led police on a chase in two counties yesterday, while a passenger in his vehicle sits in jail. Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy, Byron Fairchild, pulled over a black Chevy S-10 on U.S. 460. The officer recognized…
Read MorePike County, Ky.–Pikeville Medical Center and East Kentucky Broadcasting held a radio telethon in mid-September to raise money for those affected by the recent hurricanes in Texas and Florida. By the end of the telethon over 85-thousand dollars had been collected. Today, representatives from East…
Read MoreLEBURN, Ky. — With Halloween rapidly approaching, it’s a great time of year for fans of the frightening. And aside from the big day itself, this weekend is a perfect time for horror fans in the region. That’s because of a special convention going on now in Knott County. EKB News Reporter…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — An Indiana man is in jail following a series of bizarre visits to restaurants in Paintsville. Steven Hess, 36, of Goshen, Ind., reportedly went into Subway to ask an employee for money so he could get to Lexington. The employee told him she only had $2, so he said he would go…
Read MoreAll week, we have been sharing a conversation we had with Kentucky Power President/COO Matthew Satterwhite. Today, we share with you his thoughts on the one topic on nearly everyone’s minds — the proposed rate increase currently before the Kentucky Public Service Commission. …
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Janet Stumbo has announced she will resign her seat at the end of the year. In a statement released last night, Stumbo said there were “many factors” in her decision to resign, including a desire to help victims who have lost disability…
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