Eastern Kentucky University Names New Dean of College of Education

Officials at Eastern Kentucky University announced today that Dr. Verna Lowe has been selected as the Dean of the EKU College of Education. Lowe is the current Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies and Assistant to the President for Institutional E…

3 More Suspects Arrested in Connection with Boston Marathon Bombings

Police in Boston say 3 more suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. Police say more details will follow. Three people were killed and over 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of …

Arrest Made in Kroger Jewelry Theft

Richmond Police say on Tuesday, they arrested 49-year-old Barbara Taylor in connection with a jewelry theft from Kroger on March the 9th. Kroger employees reported a woman took several items of jewelry from their boxes; hide them on her person and left. The jewelry’s estimated worth was $1160. Follow

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Eastern Kentucky University Approves Tuition Increase

On Tuesday, the EKU Board of Regents approved a 2.95 percent increase in undergraduate tuition to start in the fall. The increase is for Kentucky residents. Now, in state students will pay $3,768 each semester to attend Eastern. The board also approve…

Richmond Rash of Burglaries

Police in Richmond say a number of burglaries in the past two months are related. Police are now investigating 18 break-ins at Richmond businesses. Just this weekend, two Geri Lane businesses and a jewelry store on Big Hill Avenue reported break-ins. …

Man Charged in Double Murder Complicity In Court

The man accused of complicity to murder, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence in the deaths of Richmond couple Sonsaray Warford and Charles Walker appeared in court today. 33-year-old Lebruce Ellington was in court for a pretrial hearing. H…

Missing Berea Child Found Quickly Last Night

Kentucky State Police Trooper Paul Blanton says last night a call came in about a missing 8-year-old boy from a subdivision on Raven Drive in northern Berea. Blanton says the call came in around 10 and said the boy had been missing for around 45 minut…

Montgomery County Road to be named after Fallen Solider

Private Dustin Gross

The Kentucky State Highway Department says a part of Highway 460 in Montgomery County will be named after Pvt. Dustin Gross. 19-year-old Gross was killed in May 2012 in Afghanistan. The “PFC Dustin Gross Memorial Highway,” will stretch from Camargo to Jeffersonville. A sign will be unveiled

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Montgomery County Road to be named after Fallen Solider

Private Dustin Gross

The Kentucky State Highway Department says a part of Highway 460 in Montgomery County will be named after Pvt. Dustin Gross. 19-year-old Gross was killed in May 2012 in Afghanistan. The “PFC Dustin Gross Memorial Highway,” will stretch from Camargo to Jeffersonville. A sign will be unveiled

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Owsley County Clerk Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

Owsley County Clerk Sid Gabbard entered a guilty plea in Franklin Circuit Court on Friday to 3 counts of abuse of public trust and 3 counts of willfully filing or making false tax returns, and/or failure to pay tax. Gabbard has to resign as Owsley Cou…