A Hunters Education event to teach the young kids of the Commonwealth hunting and fishing safety for the 26th year with many more years to come.

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The Floyd County Fire Special Olympics team hosts their first bowling league with plans to take a team to state and see who can bring home the trophy.

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BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Country music legend Dolly Parton has died. The news was announced by her nephew and head of security, Bryan Seaver, through a video over social media. “Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life and across every continent,” Seaver said. “By her example, we believed that anything is possible. She never saw a door she couldn’t open, and the doors she opened made and changed history.” No cause of death was announced. Dolly Parton was 80 years old.

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A significant number of people living with diabetes could lose Medicaid coverage due to work requirements and cost-sharing changes in West Virginia and other states, according to data from the American Diabetes Association. Diabetic Mountain State residents could end up paying up to $1,000 more out of pocket each year for basic medications and care. Lisa Murdock, chief advocacy officer for the association, said it will cause people to drop coverage or reconsider their insurance plan. “Studies have shown that even modest cost sharing impairs a person’s access. We’re not just talking about one medication. We’re talking about multiple medications and complex […]

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DORTON, Ky. — A Kentucky State Police trooper and another man were injured early Saturday morning when a utility terrain vehicle collided with his cruiser in the Dorton community. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team has been requested by Post 9 in Pikeville to investigate the collision, which occurred around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. According to a preliminary investigation, Troopers Mitchell Culbertson and Cameron Whitaker were conducting highway safety enforcement and had parked their cruisers in the median of U.S. 23 when a UTV collided with the rear of Culbertson’s cruiser. Culbertson suffered a laceration to the […]

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