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The Johnson County man accused of using a stolen knife to stab another man learns how much time he will spend behind bars.

Special To The News-Express How thrilling would it be for you to meet your favorite rock star? It was certainly thrilling for Elizabeth Huffman when she met the Jonas Brothers at their concert at the River Bed ...

Police say a man in Van Lear barricaded himself in his home with guns after threatening to hurt his family.

Bob Dixon said Thursday's devastating blaze at a Hager Hill home Thursday was the "biggest residential fire" in Johnson County since he's been Paintsville's fire chief.

A piece of history in eastern Kentucky goes up in flames. The Enchanted Mountain Mansion near Paintsville caught fire late Thursday afternoon.

A Johnson County woman arrested in Pulaski County last year filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this month, claiming that her arrest was made with excessive force and that deputies and jail employees ...

My father-in-law, Dennis Blair, passed away Saturday evening at his home of 55 years on Buckingham Avenue in West Van Lear.. I only had the pleasure of knowing Dennis since 1998, when I began dating his eldest ...

“It was sad when the great ship went down . ...”

Demand an end to occupation of Iraq Ironically, the fifth anniversary of our invasion of Iraq falls within Christianity's most sacred week - right between Palm Sunday and Easter. via Independent

A federal jury cracked down on a cocaine trafficking ring that sold illegal drugs throughout eastern Kentucky for several years. via Independent