FLAT GAP, Ky. — A Johnson County man is in jail after his girlfriend told police he had beat her, moments before she passed out and had to be hospitalized. A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a home on Ross Creek Road Saturday night, after the woman’s son reported that she had called…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. James Edward Williams, 43, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.…
Read MorePikeville City Police are now investigating two reports of alleged sexual assault against a female students at the University of Pikeville. Police say they received reports alleging the assaults took place in Pikeville’s city garage adjacent to the university. The department have deploying extra…
Read MoreCORBIN, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced nearly $26 million to help support education, tourism and economic development in Kentucky’s Appalachian region. The funding was announced at the annual SOAR conference in Corbin. Fifteen recipients in 11 counties…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Pike County. Troopers say it happened around 8:30 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 119 in South Williamson. Investigators say a black Audi A3 was heading south when Meghan Jones, 36, of Williamson, W.Va., tried to…
Read MoreThe Pike County Sheriff’s Office was busy on August 27, 2025, as officers were out arresting nearly a dozen suspect drug dealers.
Read MoreThe Pike County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on their roundup of suspected drug dealers on Wednesday. Here is the list of those arrested and their charges, as well as additional, post-arrest information. Shayla Cox, 26, of Stopover – Trafficking in a controlled substance.…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man arrested for allegedly threatening a postal employee earlier this month is now facing more trouble, for allegedly trying to influence witness testimony. Jonathan Joseph Howell, 43, of Auxier, was arrested on two counts of terroristic threatening Aug. 9. The…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg woman facing a potential murder charge for shooting and killing her father is asking that she be allowed to share her side of the story to the grand jury considering her case. Summer Adkins, 22, was arrested on a charge of murder after her father, 62-year-old…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Federal prosecutors have given notice of their intent to introduce evidence of additional criminal acts in their fraud and theft case against suspended Pike County Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall. Hall was indicted back in April on two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft…
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