Dogs with no history of violence can attack, a local veterinarian cautioned following the recent mauling death of a 4-year-old girl in southeastern Wisconsin.

Eastern Kentucky University has made a commitment to help military veterans and the dependents of disabled or deceased veterans get a higher education. The Veterans Affairs program, as part of the Student Outreach and Transition Office, currently has 625 students, said Lt. Col. Brett Morris, Ret. “That includes veterans who are out of service, current active duty service members, guard and …

Richmond Police Chief Larry Brock recently was granted a national honor. He was nominated for this award by some of the youth of Madison County. Brock received the honorable mention for law enforcement partner of the year by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, a division of the United States Department of Justice. Out of 24 officers and agencies nationwide, Brock was one …

The Madison County Sheriff’s Department released Tuesday the names of those arrested Aug. 17 in a drug roundup. Most people were arrested for the sale of prescription drugs from south Florida pain clinics, according to a press release from the department. A nine-month undercover investigation resulted in the arrest of 52 Madison County residents, the release said.

A pair of Richmond residents have formed a unique partnership. Former co-workers John Hayes and Robbie Robbins spend their free time raising and racing pigeons. Hayes retired three years ago from his job as custodial foreman at Eastern Kentucky University. Robbins works at EKU as an operator at the heat plant. While working together, they discovered they shared a love of pigeons, each having …

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KTHV INJURED BOXER One of the saddest local news stories of the day yesterday came from KTHV . It reported on the arrest of a Little Rock man in Greenbrier Friday after he reportedly threw his boxer dog from his car on a busy stretch of highway. The dog was seriously injured but is responding to treatment by a local vet. The driver was charged with cruelty to animals, littering and DWI …

What should have been a dream honeymoon for Judy Swan (Work) and her first husband Bob Work turned into a deadly nightmare in which more than half of their traveling companions drowned.

The parties battling over ownership of a brindled boxer dog named Duke will have to wait since the case was adjourned Thursday in Utica City Court.

A BARRISTER who was attacked by a gang with a baseball bat believes his attackers filmed the incident on a mobile phone.