LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Louisville man will spend more than 13 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to transporting meth into Eastern Kentucky. Robert Pilgrim, 36, was pulled over on the Mountain Parkway in Magoffin County in August of 2023. During that stop, police discovered a large amount of meth in the car. He was indicted on a single count of possession of more than 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. He agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. During his sentencing […]

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LOGAN, W.Va. — The Aracoma Story will bring S.E. Hinton’s classic novel The Outsiders to the stage starting this week with a two-week run at the Liz Spurlock Amphitheater in Chief Logan State Park. Performances are scheduled for July 16 through 19 and July 23 through 26. A pre-show will begin each evening at 8 p.m., followed by the main performance at 8:30. The production tells the coming-of-age story of friendship, family and finding where you belong. It features a local cast and volunteers who continue The Aracoma Story’s long tradition of community theater in southern West Virginia. Now in […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Medical Center has received four American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, helping save lives, supporting recovery and reducing hospitalizations. Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 4 causes of death in the United States, respectively, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Report. Studies show patients can experience better outcomes when care teams consistently follow evidence-based treatment guidelines. Get With The Guidelines puts the expertise of the American […]

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ASHLAND, Ky. — The company at the center of a dispute over ownership of the former Bellefonte Hospital property is asking a federal judge to excuse its late response, saying leadership upheaval at its parent company caused it to miss the court’s deadline. On Wednesday, a federal court clerk entered a default against Shelton Robinson Properties LLC after the company failed to answer a lawsuit filed by California-based Emend Health Corporation. Emend claims it purchased a 50 percent ownership interest in Bellefonte Properties LLC, the company that owns the former Bellefonte Hospital campus, for more than $1 million in January. […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of the three Cincinnati men charged in connection with a 2023 double murder in Belfry has renewed his request for a separate trial, arguing that a newly disclosed statement he gave prosecutors could unfairly prejudice both him and his co-defendants. In a memorandum filed Thursday in Pike Circuit Court, 28-year-old Orlando Pack’s attorney says the Commonwealth recently turned over a proffer statement Pack made during mediation. The filing argues that the disclosure “materially changes the severance analysis” because introducing the statement in a joint trial could create constitutional issues and encourage co-defendants to shift blame onto […]

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