FRANKFORT, Ky.  – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of a severe winter storm system set to affect much of the commonwealth. The storm, expected to begin overnight Friday, may contain heavy snow with significant accumulations, sleet, ice and arctic temperatures, creating dangerous travel and road conditions and the potential for power outages. The state of emergency declaration allows for the activation of state resources, including Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) and the Kentucky National Guard (KYNG), to help protect Kentucky communities and families. The state’s Emergency Operations Center is preparing to activate to Level 3. “This is a […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – On Friday, the Sun Belt Conference announced that Saturday’s men’s basketball matchup between Marshall and South Alabama has been postponed due to the threat of winter storm expected to hit this weekend. The game, which was previously moved from 4 p.m. to Noon in preparation for the storm, will now be played on Monday, Feb. 16 at Cam Henderson Center. “We want to thank everyone who worked tirelessly to prepare for Saturday’s game, particularly after adjusting the original tip time to help mitigate potential weather-related risks for our spectators and student-athletes, and to accommodate […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man has now been indicted in connection with a deadly shooting back in November. Joshua Gayheart, 35, of Beaver, was indicted this week on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence. The case involves the Nov. 21 shooting death of 35-year-old Sarah Paige Slone along Route 979 at Beaver. At that time, when police responded to a report of an unresponsive woman, they arrested Gayheart after he allegedly admitted to tampering with evidence at the scene. Three days later, he was also charged with murder. If convicted of murder, Gayheart will face a […]

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NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan has agreed to a partial freeze of Addiction Recovery Care’s assets, leaving the company with some money for daily operating expenses. Angelica Capital Trust filed a petition seeking to freeze the company’s assets earlier this week, after ARC defaulted on repaying a loan to Angelica. Back in November, Angelica paid ARC $5.4 million to buy $8.1 million in employee retention tax credits the company anticipated receiving. But when ARC received the checks from the IRS in December, it kept and began spending the money, rather than turning the money over to Angelica, […]

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PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS BATON ROUGE, La. – Kentucky (0-4, 0-0 SEC) gymnastics is set to open Southeastern Conference action this weekend, traveling to Baton Rouge for Friday Night Heights action against No. 4 LSU (2-1-1, 0-1 SEC). Action from the Pete Maravich Assembly Center is set to kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, January 23. The meet will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with John Roethlisberger, Samantha Peszek, Taylor Davis on the call. Kentucky heads south as the last team in the league to open conference play, closing up the non-conference slate against Arizona State in Lexington last […]

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