FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Power is planning to submit its application to raise its rates later this week, but a statement on the company’s website sheds some light on how much extra they are asking customers to pay. Last month, the company gave notice that it would be filing an application…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prestonsburg Police arrested a Johnson County man Friday, after they say he broke into the old Jerry’s Restaurant to harvest metal from it. Police were called to the building just after 3:30 p.m., Friday, over a report of a suspicious person. When they arrived, they found…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — An Ohio sex offender was arrested in Paintsville for not maintaining his registration requirements. Jvonta Cameron Buckley, 35, currently of Paintsville but formerly from Columbus, pleaded guilty in 2016 to a federal charge of possessing child porn, for which he was sentenced…
Read MoreSTAFFORDSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County teen has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister. Police were called to a home on Grassy Creek Road, at Staffordsville, by a juvenile who said her brother was on top of her mother, assaulting and strangling her. When police arrived, they…
Read MoreLOVELY, Ky. — A Martin County woman was arrested after police say she threatened to kill social workers, then tried to ram them with her car. The social workers told the Martin County Sheriff’s Office that Garnett Scott, 36, of Lovely, began threatening them after she was informed that a…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Michigan man has been sentenced for his role in a Magoffin County meth and fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Marvin Hunter Jr., 32, of Pontiac, Mich., pleaded guilty back in May to a single count of conspiracy to distribute meth and fentanyl, in exchange for three other charges…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — It’s a matter “case dismissed,” but not “case closed,” for the suspect in a Floyd County murder investigation. Summer Lynn Adkins, 22, of Prestonsburg, has been released from home incarceration and all bond conditions, after a grand jury failed…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — Six inmates at Wallens Ridge State Prison have been indicted on a combined 66 felony charges for the May 2 stabbing and assault of three corrections officers. Prosecutors say two officers were stabbed multiple times, while a third was assaulted during the attack, which involved gang-affiliated…
Read MoreA vehicle collision involving a school bus in Pikeville thankfully did not result in any major injuries, but it is a good reminder to stay vigilant on the road.
Read MoreKentucky Governor Andy Beshear visited the Mountain Arts Center to help kick off the construction of the final segment of the Mountain Parkway.
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