On April 25th, 2018 at approximately 1:30 am, Johnson County Sheriffs Deputies were dispatched on a complaint concerning a suspicious white S-10 sitting out side of the Wildcat Grocery in the Flat Gap community. Deputies Jerry Wiley and Lauren O’Bryan arrived on scene and made contact with a male subject, 36-year...

According to the Lawrence Co. Sheriff’s Office, Deputies reported that a man stabbed his own brother in the back with a knife over the weekend. The incident took place Sunday during an altercation between David R. Falls, 47 of Louisa and his brother. Police say Falls allegedly punched his brother in the mouth and...

According to the Kentucky State Police, one person was killed Monday afternoon following a two vehicle crash involving a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle. Investigators say the crash happened around 1:20 PM on U.S. 460 in the Draffin community in Pike Co. near Elkhorn City on the Regina Belcher Highway. Upon ...

The Perry Co Coroner’s Office confirmed on Monday that the remains of a woman missing since February of 2017 were discovered not long after she went missing. The identity of the remains to be confirmed took over a year. The Coroner’s Office said the skull found in the woods belonged to Maudie Smith. The Cor...

An elderly man was found dead near a fire on his own property Sunday in Clay Co. According to Clay Co Sheriff Angela Johnson, the man was found dead by firefighters at the home, which was located in the 400 block of Matt Sizemore Road off Hwy 687 around 4:15 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says they believe the man had...

Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary March unemployment rate was 4 percent, the lowest rate recorded for the state in the 42 years since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started providing data in 1976, that’s according to the Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (KCEWS), an agency of t...

The road will again be blocked from 7AM-7PM Wednesday as work continues.   Original story 4/24/28: Drilling started at 7 o’clock Tuesday morning to repair an embankment failure on KY 3390 in Johnson County between mile points 0 and 2. Due to the severity of the break, the road will be closed at this...

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of those responsible in a recent Martin Co. robbery. According to the Martin Co. Sheriff’s Office, two individuals broke into Horn's Fuel Stop in the Tomahawk community of Martin Co around 2:30 AM on Wednesday, April 18. Officials said the thieves br...

A man was arrested Thursday in Ashland on multiple charges in connection with an alleged sexual assault. According to the Ashland Police Department, Officers arrested James D. Berry, 52, of Ashland. He has been charged with rape, first-degree domestic violence, first-degree sodomy, first-degree unlawful imprisonment an...

Changes are soon to come for Saint Joseph Martin in Floyd County. Officials with Kentucky One Health began the search for new ownership of the hospital about one year ago. Tuesday morning officials with Appalachian Regional Healthcare announced they closed the deal to purchase Saint Joseph Martin hospital along w...

Several people in Paintsville are hoping to see a greenhouse built in the near future. The Paintsville/Johnson County Garden Club is submitting a grant application in an effort to receive funding to build the greenhouse. In a Town Hall meeting last month, Andrea Kennedy spoke on behalf of the garden club, saying ...

Dozens of people have been diagnosed with Hepatitis A in northeast Kentucky. Boyd, Carter and Greenup counties have seen the highest numbers of Hepatitis A cases - with a combined total of 53 cases. Three people have died after being diagnosed, according to health officials. The demand for vaccination is so hi...

Deputies in Martin County are investigating after two men broke into a gas station early Wednesday morning. It happened at the Horn's Fuel Stop in Tomahawk. The men went got into the store by breaking through the glass door. They stole about $2,500 worth of cigarettes. A $1,000 reward is being offered to an...

 A Johnson Co. woman was arrested Thursday by the Paintsville Police Department, after a business reported receiving counterfeit money. According to Officer Keith Maynard with the Paintsville Police Dept. Officers were called to VIP Fuels on Rt 40 East in Paintsville, across from Central Elementary School, beca...

Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post 09, are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on US 460. At 10:25 PM Kentucky State Police Post 09 received a call from the Johnson County Sheriff’s office requesting assistance on a fatal collision which occurred in the Paintsville community. Upon Troopers arriv...