PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Magoffin County man with a long history of impaired driving is now facing felony and other charges, after a DUI-crash in Prestonsburg last week. On Tuesday, April 29, John Daniel Mullins, 44, of Salyersville, was driving along U.S. 23 near Bull Creek Trade Center, when he…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A Belfry man has been arrested after being indicted on rape and other charges involving a minor. David M. Conley Jr., 51, was arrested Monday morning, following his indictment last week. He is charged with felony counts of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual…
Read MorePeople react to the recent and sudden budget cut for Hindman Settlement School.
Read MoreThe Hindman Settlement School has recently seen its budget cut by a third due to cost-cutting measures from the Department of Government Efficiency.
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former assistant Pike County attorney Donald Kyle Deskins has reached a plea deal that will see his murder case dismissed in exchange for an Alford plea to an evidence tampering charge. Deskins, 50, of Kimper, was scheduled to go on trial Monday for murder and two counts of evidence…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — Four former Buchanan County coal miners have filed a class action lawsuit against their former employer, alleging their terminations were in violation of federal law. Joshua McCoy, Joey Hill, Timothy Vance and William Stiltner filed the lawsuit in federal court in Abingdon on behalf…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The final defendant in a federal case involving a conspiracy to distribute meth and fentanyl in Magoffin County has signaled his intention to enter a guilty plea. Marvin Hunter Jr., 31, of Pontiac, Mich., filed a request this week that he be allowed to change his plea, saying…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman is facing a felony charge after being accused of an attempted carjacking. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police responded to an assault at a Zebulon grocery store. Police say a woman was ambushed as she got out of her vehicle by another…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two Magoffin County men have been indicted on federal charges of enticing minors to engage in sexual activity, in separate cases. Jason Back, 42, of Painters Lick, is charged with one count of online enticement for incidents in March of 2023. Meanwhile, Jordan Cobb, 32, of Coon…
Read MoreOn this episode of Digging Deep, we take a look at crime labs.
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