Laurel County Deputies Arrest Man Driving Intoxicated Laurel County deputies arrested a driver who crashed into another car while under the influence on Saturday afternoon.The crash happened off West Cumberland Gap Parkway, about ten miles south of London. Deputies…
Clay County Father Missing, Last Seen in March at Frankfort Homeless Shelter Police are asking for help in locating a 26-year old Clay County man that has been missing for nearly a month. Tony Hinkle, a father of three,…
EPA Approves Kentucky Plan to Limit Haze, Pollution at Mammoth Cave Nat’l Park The EPA has approved Kentucky’s plan to meet federal air pollutant and visibility requirements around Mammoth Cave National Park. EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler visited Kentucky on…
Lee County to Pay 0K to Federal Government in Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Scheme Lee County has agreed to pay nearly $254,000 to the federal government to settle a lawsuit alleging its ambulance service submitted more than 1,000 fake reimbursement claims…
Hepatitis A Outbreak Panel Meets The State Department for Public Health will hold a panel this morning to discuss the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the Commonwealth. It’s happening just one week after the department dismissed one of it’s…
Hillbilly Days Festival Helps Local Children The Hillbilly Days Festival began in 1977 and 43 years later, it is still having a positive effect on the community. The festival brings more than 100,000 people to Pikeville for a good…
Mining Film Opens This Weekend An independent film telling the story of Appalachian coal miners trapped underground after a methane explosion opens this weekend.The film “Mine 9”, directed, written and produced by Eddie Mensore, centers around nine miners with…
Helping Victims Of The McDonald’s Fire About 20 different local organizations, including Warm Souls for Worn Soles, local churches, fire departments, the tourism commission, and even the local jail, all came together to create a fundraiser for those who…
KY Without A Public Health Chief During Hepatitis “A” Outbreak Kentucky is struggling with the nation’s worst hepatitis A outbreak, and its state Department of Public Health is suddenly without its infectious diseases chief. John Bennett tells The Courier…
KY State Police Looking For Escaped Inmate Kentucky State Police say they are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Green River Correctional Complex.Police said in a statement that the state prison in western Kentucky reported that 44-year-old…