Belfry Girl Scout troop talks about what they’re offering this year and where you can get them.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — As expected, a Louisville man has pleaded guilty to an amended drug charge, after police found with a large amount of meth during a traffic stop in Magoffin County. Robert Earl Pilgrim, 36, was arrested in August of 2023 and indicted by a federal grand jury in 2024 on a charge of possession of more than 500 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. Under a signed plea agreement filed in his case, Last week, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. […]

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WAYLAND, Ky. – The Mountain Sports Hall of Fame shared today some memories about former Fleming-Neon, Hazard, and UK Final Four MVP Johnny Cox. Cox started his basketball career at Fleming Neon High School before transferring his sophomore year to Hazard where he earned All-State accolades. But Cox wasn’t finished, by far. As is the dream of so many high school basketball players in Eastern Kentucky, Cox went on to play at the University of Kentucky, and not only play, but help win one of many UK’s national titles. And the honors still didn’t stop with this, as Cox was […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman is now facing a felony charge, after she reportedly called an ambulance to give her a ride to town. Officers with Pikeville Police were called to Pikeville Medical Center just before noon Sunday over a report of a woman causing a disturbance in the emergency room. When police arrived, hospital staff told them that Joanna Trump, 37, of Greasy Creek, arrived in an ambulance, but then refused all treatment. She reportedly told the staff that she only called the ambulance because she didn’t have a ride and needed to come to Pikeville to […]

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McROBERTS, Ky. — A Letcher County man died in a house fire Saturday morning. Just after 7:30 a.m., Kentucky State Police Post 13 was informed of a fire along Route 343 at McRoberts. Police and firefighters found the home engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene. Once the fire was extinguished, a search began for the homeowner, 70-year-old Robert Mullins. The remains of one person presumed to be Mullins were found in the house. Police are continuing to investigate, but say foul play is not suspected. The remains have been sent to the state medical examiner’s office for […]

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