GAME PREVIEW The University of Kentucky Wildcats kick off the season this Saturday, Sept. 5, at home against the Youngstown State Penguins, and it’ll be our first look at the program under new head football coach Will Stein. Stein said in an interview that he has done everything he can to prepare for this weekend’s game, including putting the team through a full simulation of the pregame experience that even included a mock “Cat Walk” with fans and cheerleaders. Stein, an offensive-minded coach with extensive knowledge of the quarterback position, will be put to the test with all eyes on […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines is asking the Kentucky Court of Appeals to overturn a decision keeping him jailed without bond while he awaits trial in the killing of District Judge Kevin Mullins. Stines’ attorneys filed an appeal arguing Letcher Circuit Judge Christopher Corohn made several legal errors when he denied Stines’ request for bond following a June 5 evidentiary hearing. Stines has been in custody for more than 700 days after being indicted on one count of aggravated murder in connection with Mullins’ September 2024 shooting death inside the Letcher County Courthouse. At the […]

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LONDON, Ky. — Two Pike County residents have entered guilty pleas in a federal drug case. Wayne Buzard, 57, of Zebulon Highway, and Cathy McKinney, 54, of Island Creek, were arrested in March as part of a roundup by Pikeville Police. The following month, they were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy to distribute meth and possession of meth with the intent to distribute. Buzard was also charged with using a gun in a drug trafficking crime, while McKinney was charged with three counts of distributing meth. Buzard appeared in court Monday to plead guilty to […]

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