KY Sheriff And K-9 Injured A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy and two other people were injured in a crash in which the deputy’s police dog died, authorities said.Boyle County Deputy Casey McCoy was treated from a hospital and released after…
Bridge Over Rockcastle River Is Closed A road bridging Jackson and Laurel Counties is closed due to flooding that happened Sunday night.Jackson County Judge Executive Shane Gabbard posted pictures on Facebook showing the flood damage to the bridge over…
Rescuing Horses A pregnant mare and her yearling colt have been rescued from a strip mine site in Kentucky where 20 horses were found fatally shot recently in Prestonsburg.The two horses were collected by Dumas Rescue on Friday and…
Floyd County Fire Remembers One Of Their Own In Floyd County, members of the Prestonsburg Fire Department are mourning the loss of one of their own.The longest active member, Johnny Shepherd served the community for more than 46 years.He…
Governor Beshear Reverses Teacher Sickout Decision Governor Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that he reversed the former Labor Cabinet’s decision regarding teacher ‘sickouts’.Last year, the former Labor Cabinet investigated nearly 1,000 teachers who used sick days to protest at the…
Rescue From Chop Bottom Road A man, his wife and two girls were driving on Chop Bottom Road when their car was swept away by floodwaters.”Chop Bottom, it probably floods before anything,” said one man at the scene of…
Jobs Available In Eastern KY Gordman’s is hiring at 25 new locations in Kentucky.Available positions include store manager, assistant store manager, sales associate, stockroom associate and others. Positions available vary by location.If you are interested, go to gordmans.com You…
Helping Homeless Veterans In Kentucky A Kentucky city may get a village of about 25 tiny homes meant to house homeless veterans as they undergo a 12-month support program.The founder and president of Veteran’s Club Kentucky started discussing the…
KY Charter School Denied The first charter school application filed in Kentucky has been unanimously denied, leaving the state to likely go another year without charter schools since being approved by the General Assembly in 2017.Newport Independent Schools rejected…
McGrath Challenging McConnell Democrat Amy McGrath on Friday officially filed to challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in what looms as a bruising, big-spending campaign next year.McGrath, a retired Marine combat pilot, touted many of the same issues –…