WILLIAMSPORT, Ky. — A Johnson County woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she opened fire on two teenagers who were trying to report a forest fire. The teens were traveling along Route 40 near Williamsport just before midnight on Friday, when they spotted the fire and stopped to call 911 to report it. While on the phone, one of the teens told the dispatcher he thought he heard gunshots. A neighbor later told police that Misty Dawn Barker, 42, of Van Lear, stood in the road shooting toward the teens, allegedly saying she would “kill the f-ing […]

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CLINCHCO, Va. — On April 30, Appalachian Voices is hosting a community tree planting event at Quarry Drive, a former mine site near Clinchco in Dickenson County, Va. Appalachian Voices purchased the site earlier this year as part of its Mineland ReLeaf program, which seeks to restore native trees and wildlife to poorly reclaimed mineland. Quarry Drive was overgrown with invasive autumn olive trees, which have been removed. The soil — heavily compacted by mining and reclamation activity — has been prepared for native tree plantings. On April 30 at 5:15 p.m., residents interested in helping with the reforestation effort […]

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by RODERICK MULLINS DICKENSON COUNTY, Va. – Health officials have issued a fish consumption advisory for the John W. Flannagan Reservoir in Southwest Virginia following the discovery of elevated chemical levels in several species. The Virginia Department of Health announced the advisory after tests revealed high concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in walleye, channel catfish and largemouth bass. The advisory covers specific sections of the reservoir, including: The Cranesnest River arm: Extending upstream to the Highway 83 Bridge. The Pound River arm: Extending upstream to the Lower Georges Fork Hollow (Route 621) Bridge. Under the new guidelines, officials recommend that […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A new analytical system created by University of Kentucky researchers is helping to predict and prevent opioid overdoses in Kentucky. The surveillance system, called Rapid Actionable Data for Opioid Response in Kentucky (RADOR-KY), is used to inform overdose prevention and response efforts throughout the state by giving health departments, community organizations and policymakers access to near-real-time opioid overdose data for every county in Kentucky. Developed by a UK research team led by Svetla Slavova, Ph.D., and Jeffery Talbert, Ph.D., work on the RADOR-KY dashboard began in 2023 with a three-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky men’s golf earned its second win of the spring, closing out the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational with a team score of 858 (+6) to win by four shots at the University Club of Kentucky’s Big Blue Course (par 71, 7013 yards) on Tuesday.  “Super proud of the guys this week,” head coach Gator Todd said. “It’s never easy winning and I don’t want us to take it for granted. This should give us some real momentum heading into SECs.”  Three Wildcats placed inside the top five, while all five UK starters were within […]

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