SIDNEY, Ky. — A Pike County business caught a man trespassing on their property and believes it has solved a string of copper thefts that have plagued them for years. Kentucky State Police was called just before 3:30 a.m. Thursday to EMF Rebuild Shop at Sidney, after the security guard reported…
Read MoreSTEELE, Ky. — A third person has now been arrested for the shooting death of a Pike County man over the weekend. Christopher Lester, 42, of Steele, was found dead of gunshot wounds on Saturday. Michael Shane Brown, 41, of Feds Creek, was arrested for his murder in Virginia later that day, and…
Read MoreSTEELE, Ky. — Two men have been arrested out of state, accused of killing a man in Pike County. Kentucky State Police responded to a shooting Saturday on Laurel Fork at Steele. There, they found the body of Christopher Lester, 42, of Steele, dead of gunshot wounds. The investigation identified…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man faces at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal child porn charges. Cameron Drake Newsome, 25, of Williamson, pleaded guilty Jan. 3 to one count of producing child pornography. In doing so, he admitted to using his cell phone to take two…
Read MoreAUXIER, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested on a felony charge of torturing an animal after police say he shot a neighbor’s dog on the neighbor’s property. Deputies were called to the scene of the shooting on Ford’s Gap Road in Auxier. When they arrived, the neighbor told…
Read MoreUtility crews have made significant progress restoring power around the region over the past 24 hours, with outages now totaling less than a third of what they were at their height. Fewer than 6,000 customers are now without power across the service areas of Kentucky Power, Big Sandy RECC and Licking…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man who was arrested back in June after police raided his home and found more than a pound-and-a-half of meth is now expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court. Edward Carl Ramey, 46, of Paintsville, is currently charged with distributing meth, possession…
Read MoreDORTON, Ky. — Two people were arrested after police found a trailer that had been stolen from the city of Jenkins. On Friday, Kentucky State Police received a request for assistance from Jenkins Police, after the trailer was discovered at Dorton. When police investigated, they found Chad Smallwood,…
Read MorePower crews have made substantial progress restoring electricity throughout Eastern Kentucky, but some stubborn outages remain. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, about 13,500 customers remain without power in the areas served by Kentucky Power, Big Sandy RECC and Licking Valley RECC. That is down from a high of…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. – With Kentucky currently under a State of Emergency, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the activation of the Attorney General’s Price Gouging Hotline. Attorney General Coleman encourages any Kentuckian who suspects price gouging to report it online or by calling (888)…
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