Eastern KY Represented At National Drug Summit President Trump is set to speak at the Rx Drug abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta, today. And, the first lady is scheduled to make an appearance.This is the third year in…
Knox County Teen Faces Terrorism Charges A Knox County teen is behind bars, facing a charge of terroristic threatening.According to Kentucky State Police, the parent of a 14-year-old reported the teen threatened to shoot other students at Lynn Camp…
Case Of E. Coli In Boyd County One case of E. coli has been confirmed in Boyd County.The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department confirms there is one case in the county linked to a multi-state outbreak. The person did not…
Nature Conservancy Acquires Land In KY Ridge State Forest A land conservation organization has acquired 100,000 acres (40,469 hectares) on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.News outlets report The Nature Conservancy announced on Monday that the purchased area covers 156 square miles…
Deadly House Fire In Harlan County EMS responded to a house fire in Harlan County Monday morning.Fire officials tell us the fire was at a home in the Totz community, off Route 522.Kentucky State Police said the call came…
Governor’s School For Entrepreneurs Selects Students Dozens of Kentucky high school students have been selected to participate in the Governor’s School for Entrepreneurs this summer.The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet said in a news release that more than 300…
KY Students Talk About E-Cig Dangers Middle and high school students from around the state will be featured in a new statewide campaign to warn young people about the dangers of vaping and smoking e-cigarettes.The Foundation for a Healthy…
Local Easter Egg Festivities Jenny Wiley State Park teamed up with the City of Prestonsburg to host an annual Easter egg hunt Saturday morning.Many kids love the holiday for multiple reasons.We asked a few kids their opinion of the…
Eastern KY College Graduates New Nursing Class One of the colleges in Eastern Kentucky working to fight the nursing shortage in our region is the Galen College of Nursing.Friday night at the Hal Rogers Forum in Hazard, about 20…
Five Counties Getting 0K in Grants for New School Buses Kentucky officials say five school districts will receive more than $230,000 to reduce diesel emissions from their school bus fleets. Officials say the funds were made available through the…