Hazard News

On February 11, 2012 at approximately 4:57 p.m., the Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a 911 call advising of a possible armed robbery at the Electric Beach in the Mallie Community of Knott County.

Watching daughter Ashley graduate from college was a dream come true for Rhonda Breshears, a dream made sweeter by receiving a diploma herself on the same day.

Randy Thomas told a judge on Wednesday that he didn't kill Millard Thornhill, but was involved in plot to steal pills from him, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard.

Bronzell Eugene "Gene" Johnston, age 90 of Middlesboro, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Middlesboro Appalachian Regional Hospital.

On February 5, 2012 Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard along with DESI East and the Knott County Sheriff's Department responded to a complaint at 313 Hickory Withe Road in the Fisty community of Knott County in reference to a possible meth lab.

Unofficial returns in Barbourville show a plan to allow alcohol sales in restaurants and package liquor stores failed by a margin of 107 votes with 1,075 ballots cast in Tuesday's election.

Students in two eastern Kentucky counties have given students flu days - calling off classes in hopes of stopping the spread of the illness.

The fire broke out overnight at a two-story apartment building in Knox County, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard .

Teachers first noticed the insects before the Christmas break at Hunter Hills Elementary.

The Green Hills Water District in Harlan County gets its water from Pineville and that water purification plant shut down for a scheduled cleaning, according to WYMT-TV in Hazard .

On January 25, 2012 Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a 911 call from Tim Hays reporting that shots had been fired on Hwy.

On January 20, 2012 at approximately 9:40 a.m. Kentucky State Police in Hazard received a call that a female inmate at the Kentucky River Regional Detention Center had been assaulted by a Deputy Jailer.

A Perry County man allegedly tried to back his car over a Hazard police officer Tuesday evening, according to a news release from state police.