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Kentucky AG, top deputy recused from addiction treatment company investigated by FBI
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman recused himself from all matters involving Addiction Recovery Care, shortly before the FBI announced it is investigating the company for potential health care fraud.
CDC says COVID is at 'very high' activity levels in some US states: See latest data
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of the United States have reported "very high" levels of COVID-19 activity. Using wastewater or sewage, the CDC tests the water to see if there are any traces of an infectious disease within a community, the government agency says. ...
Dr. Abdeen named August Resident of the Month
Huntington, W.Va. – Abdul Muhsen Abdeen, M.D., has been named the August Resident of the Month for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean for medical education. “Dr. Abdeen makes everyone around him better,” Wehner said. “He will be a...
Morehead State Public Radio Community Advisory Board Quarterly Meeting
The Community Advisory Board for Morehead State Public Radio (WMKY) will conduct its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Breckinridge Society Room 109 located in the front lobby of Breckinridge Hall on the campus of Morehead State University (MSU). Meetings of MSPR’s Community Advisory Board are open to the public.
Morehead State Football Eagles look toward fresh start with new coaching staff
The Morehead State Football Eagles met with the community Wednesday during their 2024 Media Day. New head football coach Jason Woodman was a point of interest for the crowd. He’s coming off an 11-year stint with Fairmont State University in West Virginia, where he led the Falcons to 60 wins and five winning seasons.
‘Hollywood Squares’ Host, W. Va. Native Peter Marshall Dies
The West Virginia native who hosted NBC’s “Hollywood Squares” has died. Peter Marshall died in Los Angeles Thursday of kidney failure at age 98, according to the Associated Press. Marshall was born in Clarksburg and grew up in Huntington. The game show ran 5,000 episodes from 1966...
Defending OVC Champion Eagles Travel to Marshall to Open Season
MOREHEAD | The first step in defending its Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title begins on Thursday for the Morehead State soccer team as it travels east to face rival Marshall at Hoops Family Field in Huntington, W.Va., at 7 p.m. The Eagles enter the contest after splitting a pair of...
New Destinations Highlight Cross Country Schedule
The Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams will have a revamped schedule for 2024, highlighted by three new meets as part of a strategy from coach Clay Dixon to give the team fresh experiences. Notably absent from this year’s lineup is the traditional trip to the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, which the team has attended 13 times over the last 15 years. Instead, the Eagles will participate in only five regular-season meets, culminating with the NCAA Southeast Regional, marking the third consecutive year with just six races. The season kicks off with the Thundering Herd Invitational on August 30.
Attorneys establish website for claimants of Southern Regional Jail lawsuit settlement
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $4 million class action lawsuit settlement with the State of West Virginia filed by inmates against Southern Regional Jail. One of the attorneys representing the inmates, Stephen New, said a website was established during the week of August 12, 2024 for claimants. […]
Eleven West Virginia inmates sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons
CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Eleven inmates have been sentenced for smuggling drugs into West Virginia prisons. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, eleven inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia have been sentenced for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into several federal prisons. The inmates were involved in smuggling operations at Federal Correctional […]
Pappy Van Winkle Cut Off This Bartender for Making Whiskey Jell-O Shots. 10 Years Later, He Has No Regrets.
We’ve all done things we regret. Such is the human condition: You make a mistake (or maybe it’s intentional), and then later realize that it wasn’t wisest choice… but there’s nothing you can do about it. One person who is decidedly not suffering from a case of second thoughts is Jeremy Johnson, the owner of Louisville bar Meta. Ten years ago, he shocked the whiskey world. Johnson took the holiest of holies and did the unthinkable. He turned his bar’s allocation of Pappy Van Winkle into Jell-O shots. That’s right, he used what is now one of the most collectible...
4th grader declared brain dead after collapsing at recess on first day of school, family says
HENDERSON, Ky. (Gray News) – A Kentucky family says their 9-year-old daughter is brain dead after she collapsed during recess on her first day of fourth grade last week. On Aug. 7, on her first day of school at Cairo Elementary in Henderson, Lucy Nash collapsed during recess. Her family said her heart stopped for several minutes.
Free rabies vaccination and microchip clinic set for Aug. 17
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Pet owners who live in the city limits of Bowling Green can benefit from a free rabies vaccination and microchip clinic this weekend. The City of Bowling Green says these services on Saturday are free for city residents. The event will last from 10 a.m....
WATCH: TVA implodes Paradise Fossil Plant stacks
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Tennessee Valley Authority shared video of demolition experts imploding smokestacks at the Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro. The coal plant was retired in 2020 after serving the region for 59 years. Officials say the site is now home to 1,850 megawatts of cleaner gas generation, including a combustion turbine site. You […]
Bullitt County family sue cemetery where their son is buried, claiming harassment and outrageous conduct
PIONEER VILLAGE, Ky. — Cemeteries are often serene, quiet places, where people go to mourn and remember. At the Holder Family Cemetery that peace is paramount, in fact, the desire for peace is what pushed the plot into existence. "I should've been able to bury my son on July...
Parmalee headlining Hoptown Summer Salute; kid’s zone, beer garden, vendors to line downtown
HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – For the seventh year, the Hoptown Summer Salute will be taking over downtown Hopkinsville from Aug. 23-24 with free concerts, vendors, and lots of fun. The festival will kick off Friday with dozens of vendors lining the street, along with a kid’s zone...
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