Stinnett News

A portion of Highway 2009 in Hoskinston, Leslie County is still closed after a massive rockslide came down on the road Saturday.

The Urban County Council voted Tuesday to put a six-month moratorium on certain home additions, an action aimed at neighborhoods surrounding the University of Kentucky that are becoming primarily student housing.

PINEVILLE a ' The Bell Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings. Amanda Gullett, 24, of Middlesboro was found guilty of first degree sexual abuse, a Class D felony, and second degree sexual abuse, a Class A misdemeanor.

At approximately 3:08 p.m., Post 9 in Pikeville received a 911 call of a three-car collision that had just occurred on U.S. Hwy 119 in the community of Belfry, KY.

POSTED: 10:57 am EDT August 27, 2009 HAZARD, Ky. -- A school superintendent in eastern Kentucky calls recent mudslides near an elementary school 'worrisome.' Leslie County superintendent Larry Sparks said mudslides caused by runoff from heavy rain earlier in August could threaten Stinnett Elementary School the next time it rains hard.

Mudslides in Leslie County threaten a school, a fire department, and several homes.

This weekend volunteers are assessing storm damage to homes in Leslie County. Heavy rains triggered mudslides and flooding in the Stinnett community earlier this week.

Leslie County schools are closed for the rest of the week because heavy rain Wednesday damaged 15 bus routes, Assistant Superintendent Calvin Crawford said.

A rain storm leaves a bridge in ruins and carries two SUVS down stream, leaving the drivers clinging to trees and another looking for his vehicle after flood waters sweep it away.

A southern Kentucky man charged with murder is found competent to stand trial for his life.

Two people were injured Tuesday in a two-vehicle accident that occurred approximately 14 miles east of Somerset.

A southern Kentucky man charged with murder three years ago faces a competency hearing next month to determine if he can face a trial for his life.

On Monday, May 25, 2009, at approximately 01:51 PM the Kentucky State Police, Post 11, in London was notified of an injury traffic crash on KY-66 in southern Clay County.

A Memorial Day accident leaves an eastern Kentucky mother dead and her son recovering.

A Leslie County woman was killed in a crash early Monday and a little boy was injured, state police said.