PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Atrial fibrillation is a progressive disease that occurs when the heart’s upper chambers beat out of rhythm. As a result, blood is not pumped efficiently to the rest of the body. AFib is the most common atrial arrhythmia, affecting nearly 60 million people worldwide and is associated with serious complications including heart failure, stroke and increased risk of death. The Heart and Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky at Pikeville Medical Center is broadening its treatment options for AFib patients with a revolutionary system that recently received approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The Affera™ Mapping […]

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THEALKA, Ky. — Two men were arrested Sunday after they were found with fiberoptic cable in their car following a police chase. Just before 11 a.m., Sunday, a state trooper spotted a car with excessive window tint on U.S. 23. After running the car’s license plate, he learned it was also unregistered and uninsured. The officer attempted to pull the car over, but it sped away instead, prompting a chase. After the car pulled onto Route 825, the trooper was able to dis, able it with a “precision immobilization technique,” or PIT, maneuver. The driver and a passenger were then […]

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man faces a felony assault charge after being accused of beating his ex-wife with a wooden object and his fists. Kentucky State Police received a call Saturday afternoon reporting that a man and woman were in a physical altercation outside a home on Wright Upholstery Road. Before troopers arrived, however, the woman left to seek help at another residence. She was said to have severe injuries and was waiting for an ambulance. The man, identified as Brian Pennington, 53, also left before police arrived. When interviewed, the woman told police Pennington had hit her […]

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CHICAGO — John M. Rosenberg, executive director emeritus of the Appalachian Research and Defense Fund (AppalReD Legal Aid), has received the American Bar Association’s highest honor for lifetime achievement in the legal profession. Rosenberg was presented the 2026 ABA Medal during the association’s “Architects of Justice: Lawyers Advancing American Ideals 250th Anniversary Gala” on July 31 at the ABA Annual Conference in Chicago. The medal recognizes outstanding lifetime service to the law and jurisprudence. A Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States from Germany with his family, Rosenberg reflected on his journey during his acceptance remarks, describing his education […]

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THEALKA, Ky. – One man is dead and another is in jail charged with murder, following a shooting in Johnson County. Kentucky State Police responded Saturday to a residence on Main Camp Branch, where they located Richard Roberts, of River, unresponsive in the driveway of the residence. Roberts appeared to have been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Johnson County Coroner’s Office. The preliminary investigation indicates Blake Allen Webb, 27, of West Van Lear, allegedly shot Richard Roberts after a brief physical altercation. Webb then fled the scene in an unknown direction but was taken into custody a […]

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