Verdict reached in chop shop case
Updated: 11:33 PM The trial of a Johnson County family accused of using their wrecker service as a chop shop is over.
Updated: 11:33 PM The trial of a Johnson County family accused of using their wrecker service as a chop shop is over.
Posted: 4:27 PM Paintsville police say they're dealing with car break-ins.
Posted: 3:49 PM The trial of a Johnson County family accused of using their wrecker service as a chop shop began Monday.
Updated: 2:45 AM The search continues for a Johnson County missing couple.
Updated: 11:07 AM A grand jury indicted Willie Blanton, who is the son of missing Larry and Sandara Blanton, and his girlfriend Amanda Fannin on several charges Wednesday, and almost all of those charges are related to the couple's disappearance.
Posted: 5:11 PM The search for a missing Johnson County couple continues.
Posted: 10:41 PM A crew was out for hours this morning searching an eastern Kentucky lake for a missing couple, who hasn't been seen for a month.
Posted: 5:28 PM Officials say this weekend they will search the property again of Larry and Sandra Blanton who have been missing for more than one month.
Posted: 10:15 AM Members asked to conserve power usage from: Tomorrow Morning, October 11th from 6 am to 10 am
Updated: 6:34 PM Willie Blanton is behind bars after police say he pretended to be his missing father, Larry Blanton, to get a prescription filled.
Posted: 3:56 PM It's time to start picking up Black Walnuts--and a little incremental income.
Posted: 2:13 AM Willie Blanton has told us in past interviews he does not know where his parents are.
Updated: 10:24 PM One of the biggest Eastern Kentucky festivals celebrated a major milestone Friday, October 5th.
Updated: 4:45 PM The Kentucky Division of Forestry is once again preparing for an active wildfire season as lack of rain this summer and increased fuel loads from spring storms could pose problems for fighting fires.
Updated: 6:46 PM Larry and Sandara Blanton have been missing for several weeks, and now the Johnson County Sheriff says he is fearing the worst.
Updated: 3:34 PM If you owe back taxes to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, you may be eligible for some help in paying them back.
Updated: 2:05 AM JOHNSON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - There's growing concern about a missing eastern Kentucky couple.
Posted: 5:50 PM Students built a five acre haunted corn maze next to the school.
Updated: 6:46 PM Family says Larry and Sandara Blanton have not been heard from in two weeks, and police say they have reason to believe something bad happened to them.
Posted: 6:21 PM Like many school districts across the country, Johnson County schools have adopted a healthier lunch menu, in line with USDA standards established in the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act.
Updated: 4:49 PM A Johnson County woman says she was trying to lend a helping hand and instead ended up with items being stolen from her home.
Updated: 7:21 AM Road crews are installing more than 100 miles of rumble strips on highways across areas of northern and eastern Kentucky.
Updated: 5:24 PM A Johnson County mother says she is guilty of reckless homicide in the death of her infant.
Updated: 3:59 PM Sheriff's deputies in Johnson County say they were looking for a parole violator and instead found more than one dozen marijuana plants.
Posted: 12:32 PM Moron Brothers Country Comedy Festival performs Saturday, September 1, at 7 p.m. at The Forum, Hal Rogers Center as part of HCTC's Greater Hazard Area Performing Arts Series, which is enjoying its 40th season. Also featured will be The Mike Snider String Band. Opening the show will be the Dean Osborne Band and special guests Col. Andy Hunt and the Hyden Colonels. Hunt is a graduate of HCTC's Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music.
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