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Guilty pleas have been entered by three Floyd County residents charged in an alleged insurance scam, and four other defendants have indicated they want to be rearraigned on their charges as well.
Locals help provide supplies to Appalachian families
Published: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 21, 2009 at 9:25 a.m. Last month while a Connecticut woman who came to the aid of the poor people in Inez, Ky., was being featured on NBC's "Nightly News with Brian Williams" for "Making a Difference," a less publicized Southport woman was on her way to that very same ...
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Kathy Moore will spend Christmas in a car, on her way to Kentucky. It's fitting, in a way, since Christmas is about a coming - the coming of God to dwell with man, to experience life a long way from home and in much more humble circumstances.
Winter storm warning for eastern KY
The National Weather Service is issuing a winter storm warning for much of eastern Kentucky with heavy snow possible this weekend.
A Lawrence County man has been arrested in connection with an incident in which a body was found at a residence in Olive Hill.
American Standard closed its plant in Johnson County last year, but a legal battle is brewing over the company's refusal to provide severance pay to its former employees.
The Center for Rural Development now accepting grant applications
The Center for Rural Development now accepting grant applications Adair County local government units eligible for funding for community strategic planning By Sharon Dodson The Center for Rural Development in Somerset announced today it is accepting grant applications from local government units in cities and counties across Southern and Eastern ...
The body of an Aberdeen, Ohio, woman was found in the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River around noon on Saturday after having been missing for three days.
Local singer announces plans for holiday show
A night of dinner, entertainment and silent auction opportunities also will benefit the Tri-State. The seventh annual Stephen Salyers' Sounds of Christmas benefit concert will be at 6 p.m. Dec.
Martin County Sheriff's Department arrests
INEZ, Ky. a ' A 21-year-old Louisa, Ky., man was arrested in Martin County on Nov.
Several people attended the Lawrence County Fiscal Court meeting Monday to ask that the court not support a group's plan to seek funding for a new drug rehabilitation center called Odyssey.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kentucky Inmate Sentenced for Assaulting Corrections Officers
An inmate at the United States Penitentiary Big Sandy in Inez, Ky. was sentenced Friday to 18 years and three months in prison for assaulting several corrections officers at the penitentiary.
Gov. Steve Beshear announced Tuesday that he has approved an increase in the number of mine inspectors and the number of mining permit reviewers in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
Rogers announces $235K HHS grant
U.S. Congressman Harold a oeHala Rogers announced that the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Morehead State University with a $235,620 Rural Health Care Grant to continue to bring community wellness and health care services to Martin County.
Local Bank Robber Killed By Corrections Officer
A man convicted of stealing nearly $130,000 from local banks in 2004 and 2005 has been killed while serving his sentence in federal prison.
MSPR to host CAB meeting Nov. 1
The Community Advisory Board for Morehead State Public Radio will conduct its quarterly meeting on Sunday, Nov.
Police: Economy Drug thieves stole10,000 pills
PIKEVILLE, Ky. a ' A late night burglary of a Pikeville, Ky., pharmacy saw over 10,000 prescription pills stolen from the premises.
Theft of trailer victimized many
Sherry Bolner and Jean-Marie Young say they'd love to get their hands on the person who stole Bolner's enclosed utility trailer over Labor Day weekend.
Isn't reading important anymore?
Isn't reading important anymore? When I was a kid, I learned how to read while sitting in my grandmother's lap long before I went to school.
Sheriff: Martin meth lab in home with kids
Martin County Sheriff Gorman Preece and several of his deputies made five arrests on a variety of drug-related charges, including child endangerment for a couple making meth in a home with children.