UPDATE, 2 p.m.: Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle has released more information about a deadly ATV crash last night in Vicco. Engle said the crash happened around 9 p.m. Saturday night. The sheriff said two juvenile girls and two adult men were riding on an ATV near Oakwood Avenue. One of the girls was driving and lost control of the vehicle, going over an embankment. the other girl who was a passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. One of the men who was also a passenger sustained serious injuries and was flown out to a trauma center […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Public Service Commission has approved a modified rate increase for Kentucky Power customers, scaling back the company’s original request of nearly 15 percent, but still raising monthly bills for most residential users by more than 5 percent. In a final order issued Friday in Case No. 2025-00257, the PSC said the average residential customer using 1,208 kilowatt-hours per month will see a first-year increase of $10.76. That brings the typical monthly bill to $194.13, up from $183.37 — an increase of about 5.87 percent. After the first year, bills will rise an additional 0.76 percent. […]

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HURLEY, Va. — A Pike County wanted since being indicted on arson, attempted murder and kidnapping charges in January, has been arrested in Virginia. Marty Eugene Hurley, 50, of Stopover, is accused of forcing three people into a trailer, setting it on fire, and locking them inside. The victims were able to escape, but all suffered burns and smoke inhalation. One of the victims had to be intubated due to severe smoke inhalation. Last month, a grand jury indicted him for three counts of attempted murder, three counts of kidnapping and one count of first-degree arson. The arson charge is […]

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