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Louisa Police Searching for Man Who Grabbed Girls POLICE IN LOUISA ARE LOOKING FOR A GUY WHO THEY SAY TRIED TO GRAB TWO GIRLS FRIDAY NIGHT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE GIRLS WERE WALKING THEIR DOG ON GENE WILSON BOULEVARD WHEN THEY WERE GRABBED. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM THE GUY.…
Escaped Floyd County Inmate Arrested AN INMATE FROM THE FLOYD COUNTY DETENTION CENTER IS BACK BEHIND BARS AFTER WALKING OFF OF WORK DUTY LATE LAST WEEK. 33-YEAR-OLD NICHOLAS HALL…ARRESTED SUNDAY AFTER THREE DAYS ON THE LAM. INVESTIGATORS WITH THE FLOYD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY IT WAS AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT LED DEPUTIES TO HALL.…
Prestunburg Mourns Death of Longtime City Councilman THE CITY OF PRESTONBURG IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF LONGTIME CITY COUNCILMAN DON WILLIS WHO DIED OVER THE WEEKEND. MAYOR LES STAPLETON USED THE CITY’S FACEBOOK PAGE ON SUNDAY TO HONOR WILLIS WHO SPENT 16 YEARS SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL. SERVICES ARE BEING HELD TODAY AT…
Weekend Shooting Leaves Laurel County Man Injured LAUREL COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND THAT SENT A MAN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE 28-YEAR-OLD VICTIM IS BEING TREATED AT UK HOSPITAL IN LEXINGTON FOR A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE CHEST. INVESTIGATORS SAY A FIGHT LED UP TO THE SHOOTING. NEITHER THE VICTIM…
London HVAC Business Damaged in Fire Monday A LAUREL COUNTY AC BUSINESS IS CLEANING UP FROM A FIRE MONDAY. THE FIRE…REPORTED AROUND 10-40 AM AT LARKEY HVAC IN LONDON. THE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 1959. AS FOR THE FIRE, THE CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT WITNESSES WHO CALLED 911 REPORTED…
Kentucky Outpacing Most Other States in Job Recovery WALLETHUB IS RANKING THE STATES WHOSE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE BOUNCING BACK MOST…ANALYST JILL GONZALEZ… (CUT) KENTYCKY RANKS 12th ON THE LIST…WITH A 4.5-PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. Source: MG News Return to News
Independence Day Fireworks Can Trigger PTSD With Independence Day approaching area veterans organizations remind the public that fireworks can trigger a post-traumatic stress disorder attack. VFW Department of Kentucky Senior Vice Commander Nathan Sesco tells WYMT that fireworks especially larger ones can sound like mortar fire and it can tqke them back to the…
OVID-19 Clinic At Owlsley County Market On Tuesday A COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic takes place Tuesday at the Owsley County Farmers Market. The clinic is a partnership between the county health department and the National Guard. It starts at 9:00 a.m. The market is on Shepherd Lane in Booneville. Officials say if you are not…
Kentucky Is Kindest State A new study finds Kentucky is the kindest state in the country. The research done by the noprofit kindness.org found the Bluegrass State had the most people who would be willing to help family, friends, coworkers or strangers. Overall the top three kindest acts were “Become an organ donor for…
Application Deadline Is Today For D-SNAP Benefits Today is the final day to apply for FEMA disaster food benefits if you were affected by floods earlier this year. You may be eligible for benefits if your home or belongings were damaged or destroyed and if they you have unreimbursed disaster-related expenses or a loss…