PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man has received the maximum sentence possible, after pleading guilty to federal child porn charges. Jason Ryan Campbell, 46, of Hager Hill, pleaded guilty back in February to one count of producing child pornography and one count of possessing it. He was arrested…
Read MoreState Auditor: Early results show application stacking in cannabis lottery investigation.
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two cases against a former state trooper and Magoffin County teacher who had been accused of rape and sodomy with a minor have reached resolutions which will see him serve no jail time. Anthony Taulbee, 49, of Salyersville, was indicted in 2023 on charges of first-degree sodomy…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Big Sandy RECC’s request for a $3.4 million rate increase is still pending before the Kentucky Public Service Commission, but the utility’s customers will see the higher rates on their next bills, anyway. Big Sandy is seeking its first rate increase since 2018, saying…
Read MoreAfter funding was pulled, many schools have begun facing sudden and unexpected challenges.
Read MoreThe rate of drug overdose deaths has decreased in Kentucky by a little more than 30 percent, state report says.
Read MoreVERSAILLES, Ky. – The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has announced three finalists for the position of president at Big Sandy Community and Technical College following a nationwide search. The finalists include: Larry Bailey, Ph.D., an accreditation committee peer reviewer and advisor…
Read MoreDEBORD, Ky. — A Maryland woman was arrested Sunday for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs in to the U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy, in Martin County. A state trooper was called to the prison after staff reported seeing Kandy Leigh Wagner, 41, of Baltimore, passing balloons to an inmate she was visiting.…
Read MoreMarcus Logan Auxier pleaded guilty in vehicular homicide case in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, on May 5, 2025.
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