McKee News

Firefighters are on the scene of an overnight fire that has killed one person. The fire broke out in a home on Lodge Hall Road off Highway 421 outside McKee.

A child's search for his lost toy leads him to a hidden danger in the woods near his home.

Wall-Mart Bass Fishing League: Richard Cobb wins Division tournament on Barren River Monday, 19 May 2008 Boater Richard Cobb of Richmond, Ky., won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division tournament ...

Visitation 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. Thursday May 8, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in London, Ky. Funeral 1:00 P.M. Friday May 9, 2008 at Lakes Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 8:00 A.M. at the Funeral Home Interment Reynolds Cemetery, Tyner, Kentucky Born July 12, 1927 Died May 06, 2008 p>

Media Credit: Christian Fiero You know you're onto something when you win not one, but two "Best of Richmond" awards.

Five Kentucky women's basketball players, Chante Bowman , Sarah Elliott , Samantha Mahoney , Carly Ormerod , and Eleia Roddy are set to participate in commencement exercises Sunday, May 4 in Rupp Arena.

Byrdstown, TN )... Boater Curt Fannin of Prestonsburg, Ky., won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Mountain Division tournament on Dale Hollow Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 16 pounds, 6 ounces.

Police are on the scene in southern Kentucky where at least one person is dead after a horrible accident.

Four people have been arrested and others are being sought following the return of drug-related indictments by a Jackson County Grand Jury.

WYMT has learned that Jim Holbert, a Laurel County resident, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Kentucky's 5th Congressional District, the seat currently held by Hal ...

In the hills around McKee, Kentucky, where bluegrass is prevalent and poverty abounds, 35 teens and adults from Incline Village will be helping to make a difference.

Police have arrested three men in connection to a methamphetamine lab in Jackson County.

By Jessica Bruni, Times Staff Published: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:03 PM EST CHIPPEWA TWP. — It might have been a classic case of lost and found, but the “found” in this case was more than $2,500 in cash and a small amount of marijuana. Chippewa Township police reported they were called to the Wal-Mart on Route 51 around 8 p.m. Feb. 23, after a customer found a package containing the cash and the drugs in the store parking lot. The customer took the package, which contained $2,713 in cash, to the store’s customer service center. Wal-Mart employees called police from there. According to the criminal complaint, officers retrieved the package and had taken it to the station when they received another call from Wal-Mart. The owner of the package had arrived. Police said Wesley Clark, 18, of 1402 Leger Fork Road, Tyner, Ky., showed up at the store’s customer service desk asking for his package. Clark readily admitted the marijuana — found in a clear plastic bag inside the package, but separate from the money — was his, according to police. He is charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The cash was returned to Clark, who said the money was from an accident insurance claim. Chippewa Police Chief Clint Berchtold said there was not enough evidence to tie the money to a drug violation. “It was such a small amount of the illegal substance,” he said. “If it would have been a larger amount, we might have deemed it as intent to deliver, and we might have wanted to hold that money to prove it wasn’t dirty or due to other transactions involving drugs.” Berchtold was unsure whether Clark presented officers with proof the money was from an insurance claim. Since Clark was traveling from Pittsburgh back to Kentucky, Berchtold also said it was reasonable that Clark was carrying such a large amount of money for traveling expenses. He did not know why Clark was in Beaver County, but said officers understood he would be returning shortly to his hometown in Kentucky. He guessed Clark might not have known the package had been opened by Wal-Mart employees and its contents revealed before police arrived. “He was willing to say it was my package, though,” Berchtold said. “He was willing to take the hit for the marijuana charge to get the cash back.” Jessica Bruni can be reached online at jbruni@timesonline.com.

' The Kentucky State Police announced the promotion of 20 officers at a special ceremony held today at the Kentucky History Center in Frankfort.

Crash kills Madison sophomore By Ashlee Clark ACLARK@HERALD-LEADER.COM Slick roads probably contributed to a car accident Friday morning that killed a Madison Southern High School sophomore, Berea Police said. Dustin Scalf, 16, was southbound on U.S. 25 south of Herndon Lane a little before 8 a.m. when his 1996 Toyota slid across the center line. His car hit a 2001 Volkswagen being driven by Susan Patton, 46, said Capt. Ken Clark of the Berea Police Department. It appears that Scalf died upon impact. Patton, the mother of a Madison Southern junior, was treated and released at St. Joseph Berea. Both drivers were wearing seat belts, and each of their airbags deployed, Clark said. Police don't think drugs or alcohol were factors. Counselors were at the school Friday to talk to students and staff. "The loss of one so young with so many things to live for is devastating," said Tommy Floyd, interim superintendent of Madison County schools. Scalf is survived by his parents and an older brother. Funeral arrangements at the Lakes Funeral Home in Berea are pending. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reach Ashlee Clark in the Richmond bureau at (859) 626-5878.

If someone slams you for poor baseball pitching or basketball shooting skills with the old putdown, 'You couldn't hit the side of a barn,' you could respond with the following comeback: 'Yeah, but I can quilt ...

By Brad Hicks / Staff Writer The London-Laurel County Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Thursday afternoon included a big announcement coming from Marymount Medical Center.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Jason O'Bannon, a former Kentucky State Trooper assigned to the London Post, was sentenced today in federal court in Lexington, Ky., to 10 months imprisonment for ...

Quality Hill Playhouse continues its 13th season with an Intimate cabaret revue features classic songs and lesser-known treasures by Irving Berlin in No Business Like Show Business: The Songs of Irving Berlin . via Kansas City InfoZine

Another Kentucky teenager has died in a hunting accident. Letcher County Deputy Coroner Wallace Bowling says 14-year-old Ryan Cantrell of Blaine fell on his muzzleloading rifle Saturday afternoon while trying ...