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NFL veterans Glenn Holt, Johnny Williams and Justin Hamilton provided instruction at the Highest Level Football Camp Presented by Kentucky National Guard on Saturday at Prestonsburg High School.
Flash flooding damages school in Perry County
Monday's heavy rain caused flash flooding in Eastern Kentucky. One of the hardest hit areas was the Big Creek community of Perry County.
Judge: Criminal drug element filling prescription void
As state and federal agencies tighten their grips on pill pipelines, other serious drugs, with their own unique problems, are beginning to see resurgence in Eastern Kentucky, warned Floyd District Judge Eric Hall, during a meeting Tuesday of the Communities Against Drug Addiction.
Paintsville doctor sentenced to 6 years for pushing pain pills
A judge has sentenced former Paintsville physician Richard Albert to more than six years in prison for conspiring to unlawfully distribute and dispense prescription pills.
Red River Gorge featured in new movie by Lexington filmmaker
June 17--For Bruce Barnett, premiering his movie Red River Moon at the Kentucky Theatre is "a dream come true."
Study shows food insecurity high in Eastern Kentucky
Results were released last week for a national study done by Feeding America. The study shows that many Eastern Kentuckians do not know where their next meal will come from.
Fifty Years of Night, Part 2 | Coal jobs gone, perhaps for good
His grandfather Willard Thacker raised 16 children on a miner's pay, beginning in the days when the back-breaking job involved blasting down coal and loading it into carts with a shovel.
Morehead State University, in cooperation with veterans' services, community, volunteer and business organizations, sponsored the first Eastern Kentucky Veterans Expo Friday, June 14, at the Boyd County Middle School.
Eastern Ky. man pleads guilty to murdering parents
An eastern Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to murdering his parents, whose bodies were found buried on their farm five months after they disappeared last year.
Stumbo wants to use bonds to replace coal money that went to Rupp Arena
House Speaker Greg Stumbo said Thursday he'll work to repay the state's coal severance tax funds for $2.5 million that he previously agreed to divert to Rupp Arena in downtown Lexington.
I-64 Construction Underway In Eastern Kentucky
Work is underway on Interstate 64 in eastern Kentucky where more than 12 miles of paving and other improvements are taking place.
Johnson County Doctor Sentenced In Pill Conspiracy
Tiersa Davis Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jun. 12, 2013 4:39 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 12, 2013 5:04 PM EDT Lexington , Kentucky A Johnson County doctor who admitted to unlawfully dispensing thousands of pills was sentenced Wednesday.
State using coal taxes for Rupp Arena project, upsetting coal-county leaders
Gov. Steve Beshear's administration is taking $2.5 million from shrinking coal severance tax funds and giving it to Lexington to help pay for the planning and design of Rupp Arena's renovation.
Generals stress early education in visit to Chestnut Street YMCA
Concerned by the number of Americans who cannot quality for military service, three retired Army generals visited the Chestnut Street Family YMCA on Tuesday morning to stress the importance of early education.
Storms Cause Power Outages; Damage Reported In Ky.
Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: Jun. 10, 2013 1:14 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 10, 2013 1:23 PM EDT Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia More than 4,500 customers in West Virginia and Kentucky were without power after storms rolled through.
Frankfort lawmakers consider adopting fairness ordinance
If the Board of Commissioners allows the ordinance to move forward, it will require two readings and a vote to become law.
Kentucky legislator owns permits for coal mines with many violations
An influential Eastern Kentucky legislator owns the permits on Pike County coal mines that have been cited repeatedly by the state for safety and environmental violations.
Author of new Hatfields and McCoys book visits with descendants of feuding kin
Left to right: Loretta McCoy, Linda Kaiser, Jeremy Hatfield, Iris Underwood and Kim Geralds waited to have author Dean King, sign The Feud: The Hatfields and McCoys, the True Story.
Medical helicopter crash kills three in Eastern Kentucky
A medical helicopter crashed in eastern Kentucky, killing all three crewmembers aboard.
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