Clay County Judge Executive joins other Kentucky Officials and urges Congress to Investigate Consulting Firms that "Turbocharged" the Opioid Epidemic

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Clay County Judge Executive Johnny Johnson

MANCHESTER, KY - As far-off executives target Kentucky communities and profit off the pain caused, Clay County Judge Executive Johnny Johnson along with more than a dozen local Kentucky officials signed a letter calling on Kentucky’s Congressional delegation to investigate the roots of the opioid crisis and the corner-office executives who worsened it. 

Package Theft Suspect & Driver located and arrested in Knox County, Kentucky

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BARBOURVILLE, KY - The Knox County Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Tuesday morning, August 31, 2021, Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith and deputies were notified of package thefts in the Boone Heights area of Knox County.

Governor Beshear: FEMA Strike Teams, Kentucky National Guard Assisting Hospitals as COVID-19 Cases Surge

The Governor will request additional long-term care nurses, assistance with monoclonal antibody injections

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Governor Andy Beshear

FRANKFORT, KY – On Thursday during his weekly Team Kentucky update, Gov. Andy Beshear said Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) strike teams and Kentucky National Guard members are assisting Kentucky hospitals in need during the surge of COVID-19 cases sparked by the delta variant.

FATAL TWO VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 97 IN OREGON

DESCHUTES COUNTY, OR - On Thursday, September 2, 2021 at approximately 1:05 AM, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two vehicle crash on Highway 97 at Vandervert Road. 

Former Pilot Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Three of His Kentucky Neighbors

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Christian Martin (Photo credit: Hardin County Detention Center)

FRANKFORT, KY – Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Thursday, September 2, 2021 that a Christian County man was sentenced for the murder of three Kentuckians.  Christian Richard Martin, of Christian County, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

One Killed, Six Injured when Car strikes a School Bus on Kentucky 1389 in a Head-on fashion

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HENDERSON, KY – On September 1, 2021 Kentucky State Police Post 16 Henderson received a call from Hancock County Dispatch around 4:30 PM of a two-vehicle fatal collision in the 2700 block of KY 1389, Hawesville.