An officer-involved shooting is under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
Authorities say around 2:00 this morning troopers joined a chase of an SUV on U.S. 119 South in Whitesburg.
Whitesburg police also joined the pursuit and at one point the suspect, identified as Jared Ratliff, hit a Whitesburg police vehicle.
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From Paintsville Utilities…
Due to a main line break, although no contamination has been confirmed, Paintsville Utilities has voluntarily issued a boil water advisory for Millers Creek Road in Van Lear from the Post Office to the end of the line in Butcher Hollow including all hollows and side roads in between.
This advisory is being issued as a precautionary measure and is in effect until further notice.
Paintsville Utilities is advising all customers in the affected areas to boil their water before using it for drinking, making ice, cooking, washing dishes, brushing teeth or food preparation. Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for three minutes, and let it cool before using. Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.
The Johnson County Health Department reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the county on Wednesday. Wednesday's 11 newly-reported cases bring Johnson C.
Kentucky State Police Post 11 is still actively investigating the disappearance of a Laurel County man missing since May of 2019. Casper Burkhart, 58,.
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Despite a global pandemic, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates has once again broken their record of saving and enhancing lives facilitating over 1,000 heroic organ, tissue, and cornea donors in 2020.
The nonprofit organ procurement organization and their hardworking staff supported more donor families’ decisions than ever before 178 deceased organ donors resulted in 535 organs being transplanted, which translates to over 500 lives saved, and 575 tissue donors generously healed thousands of lives with their gifts. This marks a 30% increase from 2019, which combines a 30% increase in recent years. Nationally there was a 6% increase in deceased organ donation.
Julie Bergin, KODA President, and CEO explained, “Due to the generosity of donor families and more people having joined donor registries in recent years, more lives have been saved and healed.”