PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Pike County is asking a circuit judge to recuse himself from the sentencing of a sexual abuse case and every other pending indictment prosecuted by the office, citing an alleged personal conflict involving threatened litigation against the prosecutor.…
Read MoreWELCH, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced a $3.2 million initiative to provide drinking water filtration systems to 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties that rely on private wells, springs or cisterns. The initiative combines $1.2 million in federal funding with $2…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Johnson County man has entered a guilty plea to charges associated with armed drug trafficking. Brian “Butterbean” Charles, 43, of Thelma, was arrested after Kentucky State Police conducted a drug raid at his home July 7 and seized 3 lbs. of meth, 28 grams of fentanyl,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A special judge from Boyd County has dismissed claims against the City of Prestonsburg, its police department and several county officials in a lawsuit filed by the estate of Amber Spradlin, who was murdered in June 2023. Judge John Vincent granted summary judgment to the defendants…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear says the public can now donate to the second annual Team Kentucky Food Drive, which will collect nonperishable food through Nov. 18 for Kentuckians in need. The drive began Nov. 1 for state employees. Donations will be distributed through Feeding Kentucky, which…
Read MoreElection Day ended in Kentucky with Pikeville choosing its new direction, Republicans strengthening their hold on Pike County government, and incumbents surviving some hard-fought challenges in Floyd County. In Pikeville, Bob Shurtleff is the new mayor. He will be joined on the city commission by Frank…
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Read MoreHI HAT, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly drove a truck into his ex-wife’s house. Police were initially called over a report of a domestic dispute in progress at a home along Route 122 at Hi Hat. When police arrived, the suspect, identified as Lonzie Isaac,…
Read Moreby ROD MULLINSmedia.rodmullins@gmail.com CLINTWOOD, Va. — A proposal to develop a countywide natural gas distribution system carrying an estimated $552 million price tag was among the major issues discussed during the Dickenson County Board of Supervisors’ Oct. 27 meeting, as officials examined…
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