PETA visits Pikeville for surprise demonstration
The animal rights organization came to Pikeville for its Hell on Wheels tour, but couldn’t fully complete its demonstration.
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Pikeville attorney one of three lawyers accused of filing frivolous black lung lawsuits
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County lawyer is one of three nationwide being accused in a lawsuit of filing fraudulent and frivolous product liability cases against the 3M Company on behalf of coal miners afflicted by black lung. Glenn Martin Hammond, of Pikeville; Michael B. Martin, of Houston, Texas;…
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Traffic stop leads to four arrests for fentanyl, marijuana trafficking
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Four women found themselves facing drug trafficking charges, after police pulled them over for running a stop sign. Pikeville Police officers were patrolling around Collins Highway just before 2:30 a.m. Friday to assist Kentucky State Police in finding a man who had fled a traffic…
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Police: Man says God wanted him to steal a car
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man was arrested in Paintsville this week, after he reportedly told police that God wanted him to steal a car. Paintsville Police were called Monday to an attempted carjacking on Second Street. The theft was unsuccessful, but witnesses gave police a description…
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Judge’s theft and fraud trial delayed until November
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The trial of a Pike County circuit judge has been delayed, after his attorney said the case was too complex to put before a jury this summer. Howard Keith Hall was indicted by a federal grand jury in Frankfort back in April for two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of…
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Prestonsburg woman charged with the murder of her father
A Prestonsburg woman is charged with the murder of her father after she allegedly shot him at his home Monday night.
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Michigan man pleads guilty to federal drug charge out of Magoffin County
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Michigan man who was arrested in Magoffin County after police found nearly 2 lbs. of meth in his car has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. The case began when sheriff’s deputies pulled over a car for weaving on the Mountain Parkway, then noticed the smell of marijuana…
Read MoreFloyd woman charged with murder after shooting father
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man is dead and his daughter is in jail, following a shooting overnight in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg Police received a call just before 11 p.m. from Summer Lynn Adkins, 22, of Prestonsburg, saying she had just shot her father, Jimmy Harvey, 62, of Prestonsburg.…
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Employees Protest the Closure of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps
Employees of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps protested after it was announced that the center would be closing June 30, 2025.
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Madison County man pleads guilty to federal drug charge in Pikeville
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Madison County man who was arrested for drug trafficking after being pulled over for speeding in Pike County has pleaded guilty to federal drug charge. George Anthony Walker, 55, of Richmond, was arrested back in March, after he was pulled over for driving 51 miles an hour on…
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