PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Monday marked the first of five days that murder suspect M.K. McKinney has been allowed to leave his home in order to meet with his attorneys in Louisville. And while that decision has been widely criticized by some in the community, officials say it does not mean he has been given carte blanche to move freely. McKinney is charged with murder for the June 18, 2023, stabbing de
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Site has potential for industrial use, depending on variety of tests and surveys. The post Rail site in Allen under review appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Hager Hill Athletic Complex to develop soccer fields, tennis and pickle ball courts, and more. The post Johnson County receives $2.6 million for sports complex appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Allen Elementary sixth-grader Diesel Miller died the evening of April 28. The post Floyd County school grieves loss of student appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
First Frontier Appalachian Trails gives updates on their plans for the summer. The post Warm weather brings trail riders appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
Annual event raises money for Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. The post Talk Derby to Me appeared first on Mountain Top Media .
CLAY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- The Clay County Sheriff's Office says that a man was arrested following a shooting that happened on Ham Hollow Road on Sunday. According to the sheriff's office, they received reports about a man at Advent Health with a gunshot wound to the head. The sheriff's office says they spoke with...
BARBOURVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- The Barbourville Police Department and Laurel County Schools Police conducted an investigation after a teacher was accused of requesting and receiving explicit photographs of a minor. According to police, evidence obtained during the investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at Bradley K. Yeager's residence. He was lodged in...
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) -- A man was shot in the leg at a Pikeville bar early Sunday morning after a physical altercation, and a suspect is now in custody facing multiple charges, including attempted murder. The Pikeville Police Department says they responded to a reported shooting at a bar on North Bypass Road at 2:31 a.m....
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A Northern Kentucky University student has gone missing in the Covington area.
PULASKI COUNTY, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — A Ferguson man is facing two counts of attempted murder after two people were sent to the hospital with serious injuries following an early Sunday morning baseball bat attack, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. According to the sheriff's office, deputies responded around 5:43 a.m. to a residence on Waddle Street...
On this episode of Aging Untold, we explore the delicate balance between keeping aging loved ones safe and respecting their privacy when using in-home cameras.
The Pikeville Police Department says they responded to a reported shooting at 2:31 a.m. Sunday at Klarissa’s Bar on North Bypass Road in Pikeville.
The trial of a man accused of killing a West Virginia State Police Trooper is underway in Mingo County with opening statements wrapping up moments ago.
WSAZ’s Addie Smith is live in Charleston with what we know so far.
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Deputies from the Harlan County Sheriff's Department, as well as Probation and Parole, made several several arrests Friday. Deputy Chauncey Tudor, of the Harlan County [...]
Students seeking better jobs turn to for-profit colleges, often taking out federal loans only to discover many programs misled them with degrees that can be essentially worthless.
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FRANKFORT - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 3,814 river miles of occupied critical habitat for four freshwater mussels in Kentucky and 16 other states. The mussels [...]
OWENSBORO — On a September evening, students gathered on the lawn of Burns Elementary School in Daviess County for a family movie night. “It's an inflatable screen. … It's like going to the drive-in,” said Emmy Woosley, executive director of the Foundation for Daviess County Public Schools. “The kids are all out there playing. They're [...]
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists that KY 179 (Slope Hollow Road) at the waterfall (MP 2.41) will be closed to through traffic for a culvert replacement project. 🗓 [...]
Harlan County won its second straight league tournament title in the Kentucky Middle School Fast Pitch Conference by rolling past Lynn Camp, Bell County and Harlan. The Lady Bears defeated [...]
Harlan County homeschool families recently ventured to explore Appalachian Caverns, a little-known cave system tucked beneath a quiet home in Blountville, Tenn. The unique underground destination, hidden in plain sight, [...]
By Paul Lunsford Harlan Enterprise Officers from the Cumberland Police Department and the Harlan County Sheriff's Department made several arrests for methamphetamine and other charges early Wednesday morning. Leisha L. [...]
The night before the Kentucky Derby, Republican President Donald Trump placed his bets on two Republicans facing crowded primaries — U.S. Rep. Andy Barr for U.S. Senate and Ralph Alvarado for a U.S. House seat in central Kentucky. Trump said he was backing “Proven Political Winner” U.S. Rep. Andy Barr in a race for Kentucky’s [...]
Residents reported high weeds and damage to headstones at sites including Resthaven Cemetery in Jeff. The Attorney General’s office held the meeting to take formal complaints directly from families.
By Brenda Ramsey Harlan Enterprise An open house was held Tuesday at the former Belk building in Village Center Mall to showcase the county's progress on its project to transform [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A former Paintsville doctor has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, after he pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge. Don Bryson pleaded guilty in June 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled substances. Bryson was previously a doctor, but surrendered his medical license following an investigation into his prescribing of contr
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. -- Hours after erroneous media reports triggered a false alarm that murder defendant M.K. McKinney would be temporarily released from home incarceration so he could meet with his attorneys in Louisville to plot defense strategy, the judge has now agreed to the request, although under stricter guidelines. McKinney is charged with the June 18, 2023, murder of Amber Spradlin, who wa
By Micah Turner Coalfield Chronicles Few coal camp names in Harlan County stir as much memory as Black Star, the name of a rather large operation at the head of [...]
A Jefferson County judge has struck down part of Kentucky law that defined human life as beginning at conception, clarifying women who sued the state over the issue can pursue in vitro fertilization without fear of prosecution. Five months after he heard arguments in a more than three-year old court case seeking to strike down [...]
Kentucky’s largest utility says it’s partnering with a Maryland-based company building a new generation of small nuclear reactors to “explore” bringing the modular power plants to the state. A release Thursday from Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E and KU) states its collaborating with X-energy to bring the publicly-traded company’s Xe-100 small, modular [...]
On Friday morning, Kentucky Oaks Day, I was greatly entertained by a column in the Courier-Journal by Eric Reynolds bemoaning the corporatization of the Kentucky Derby. The opening line, “The Kentucky Derby has been kidnapped and dressed in a seersucker suit,” gives you some idea where he’s headed. He then follows with this banger: The [...]
With roughly two weeks left before the primary election, some Kentucky voters have deadlines coming up to ensure their vote is counted. The online absentee ballot portal closes Tuesday, May 5. Voters who will not be able to vote on Election Day, which is May 19, can submit a request on the portal to receive [...]
ASHLAND – Two Magoffin men were federally indicted last week on drug distribution charges. On April 23, a federal grand jury charged Eddie A. McFarland, 34, and Anthony D. Saylor, 38, as follows: - McFarland with conspiracy to distribute Schedule II controlled substances fentanyl (Count 1), possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug [...]
UPDATE 4/30/36: The Salyersville United States Post Office reopened midday today. -- SALYERSVILLE – At press time, the Salyersville United States Post Office remains closed after a vehicle ran into the side of the building. On Monday, April 27 a one-vehicle car accident yielded a large hole in the side of the post office, with [...]
SALYERSVILLE – While Salyersville Mayor Stanley Howard told the city council in last week’s meeting they had been awarded Local Assistance Road Program Funding (LARP) for blacktopping for five city roads, including his own road, the SI continues to fact check the mayor’s claims In the most recent Salyersville City Council meeting Mayor Howard said [...]
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This being the last SI edition of the month, I’m coming in just under the wire with a quick Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month note. I’d love to have an uplifting message for you about how autism is just a different ability, not less, or one of the other platitudes people love to spew from [...]
Two Whitesburg Middle School students were detained this morning after allegedly telling a classmate to kill herself and later threatening a school shooting. According to a statement released by the school, the threat “developed last night,” and was reported to the Letcher County Sheriff’s Department and the Letcher County School District Police Department early this morning. Officers from the [..
PAINTSVILLE- A Salyersville man was reportedly shot by Paintsville Police Department after running from law enforcement. On Sunday, April 26, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team was requested by KSP Post 9 to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 2 a.m. that same day in Johnson County. According to KSP’s initial investigation, [...]
WHITT BRANCH SPUR – Police arrested two women from New York after finding them camping out on someone else’s property and believed to be trafficking in methamphetamine. According to the arrest citations, the Magoffin County Sheriff Department received a call on April 26 regarding people reportedly trespassing on a property on Whitt Branch Spur. When [...]
The Pike County Public Library District Board of Trustees conducted the second reading of its budget for the 2026/27 fiscal year.
A West Virginia woman is facing felony charges after, Kentucky State Police said, she attempted to bring large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl into the Pike County Detention Center.
The Pike County Schools District is hoping to have its trap range open in the 2026-2027 school year for the growing sport.
A man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years after a shooting in Breathitt County, according to Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.
Amy Asher Wilson reminisces while looking at photographs taken 50 years ago at Letcher High School and shared by a fellow classmate. She was one of nearly 25 classmates who attended the school’s 50th class reunion, held Saturday at Pine Mountain Grill. A photo of those attending appears inside this edition. The post Letcher High classmates revisit memories at 50-year reunion first appeared on The
The Letcher County Board of Education’s finance corporation will issue more than $1.4 million in bonds to replace roofs on two schools. The finance corporation and the board approved the resolution after a presentation by Lincoln Theinert, a partner with RSA Advisors of Lexington. The bonds will fund reroofing projects at Cowan Elementary School and Fleming-Neon Middle School and are [...] The pos
More than 6,600 Kentuckians — including 17 voters in Letcher County — have already cast ballots in the May 19 primary election, even though Election Day is still nearly three weeks away. As of Monday, 68 Letcher County residents had applied for mail-in absentee ballots. All 68 — 41 Democrats and 27 Republicans — qualified to receive the ballots. Seventeen [...] The post Absentee vote opens as prim
A new childcare option is opening in Jenkins, offering affordable services for families across Letcher County and elsewhere in the region, including those who qualify for financial assistance. Shining Stars Daycare is now enrolling and will provide care in what organizers describe as a safe, loving and educational environment for children. The center is located at 9599 Highway 805 in [...] The pos
DEAR DR. ROACH: I read your column every week. In a recent column, you wrote: “Since age is the major risk factor in getting cancer, it’s likely that some people who were cured of their original cancer will later succumb to a different one.” This statement terrified me as I fall into this category. I had a lobectomy in 2009 [...] The post Cancer survivor has worries first appeared on The Mountain
It’s a busy time of year as we near the end of school and proms and dances and trips. I have always looked forward to this time of year and into the summer vacation. The barefoot days of the time after May 1 have always been so welcome after winter’s cold has melted into spring. Mommy always made us wait [...] The post Mobile brick oven will open catering spaces first appeared on The Mountain Eagl
Hello again everyone. Once more I will ask the question, how is everything in your little corner of the world? There’s been so much sadness. It breaks my heart of passing of Nina Craft. I never met Nina in person, however I know she was one of the nicest people I’ve ever come in contact with. I sure would have [...] The post Nina Craft will be greatly missed first appeared on The Mountain Eagle .
A Pike County man has been sentenced to serve eight years in prison on burglary and endangerment charges.
A Tennessee man was arrested in Somerset on April 16 on multiple charges of rape, sodomy and incest related to a Pike County case and was lodged in the Pike County Detention Center on April 26.
Clayborn was rushed to Harlan ARH Hospital but did not survive. Investigators say her boyfriend, Michael Howard, stabbed her multiple times during an argument inside their home.
The grants paid for 15 standard-issue pistols, 15 patrol rifles, ammunition, ballistic vests and helmets, a bulletproof riot shield, spike strips and a Halligan tool to force doors.
Maddie McGarvey has spent her career photographing rural Appalachia. She says she wants to bear witness to the struggle and resilience in forgotten pockets of the nation. The post Q&A: The Photographer Documenting Appalachian Poverty, And Resilience appeared first on 100 Days in Appalachia .