Medical students at the University of Pikeville got a chance to learn about veteran suicide de-escalation.

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WHITESBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors have filed a motion asking that a former Letcher County sheriff’s murder trial be held somewhere other than Letcher County or any of its surrounding counties. Shawn Mickey Stines, 44, of McRoberts, is charged with murder for shooting and killing District Judge Kevin Mullins last September. In their motion, prosecutors argue that it would be impossible to have a fair trial in Letcher County, as both Stines and Mullins were elected officials. “Every eligible voter in Letcher County either had a reason to vote for or against the defendant and victim at one time,” the motion […]

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FLAT GAP, Ky. — A Johnson County man is in jail after his girlfriend told police he had beat her, moments before she passed out and had to be hospitalized. A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a home on Ross Creek Road Saturday night, after the woman’s son reported that she had called him in a panic to say she was being assaulted. When the deputy arrived at the home, he found the woman on the front porch, extremely distraught, with her face bloody and swollen. She told police that her boyfriend, Brian Travis Click, 43, of Flat Gap, had […]

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ABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. James Edward Williams, 43, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Prosecutors say Williams was responsible for selling large amounts of meth, fentanyl and heroin in southwestern Virginia. Court records indicate he sold 41 grams of meth on two occasions last year. He was also found with 25 grams of meth following a single-car crash. Finally, a raid […]

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UPDATE: Visitation for Brandon Robinson will be held Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Whitesburg First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m., at the church, with Buford Combs and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Bill Adams Cemetery, at Colson. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Grey Matters Whitesburg. HAZARD, Ky. — WYMT meteorologist and Harlan County native Brandon Robinson has died, following a nine-year battle with brain cancer. With an infectious personality and a passion for his work, Robinson quickly became a popular figure in Eastern […]

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