LINEFORK, Ky. — One man is dead following a crash Monday afternoon in Letcher County. It happened just after 1:30 p.m. on Defeated Creek Road, at Linefork. Kentucky State Police says Terry C. Combs, 58, of Linefork, failed to negotiate a curve and overturned over an embankment, partially ejecting…
Read MoreHARDY, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing felony charges because police say he was under the influence when he crashed his car with two young boys in the car. The crash happened Sunday night on Route 319 at Hardy. When police arrived at the scene, firefighters told them the driver, identified as…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A man charged with vehicular homicide for the 2023 death of two girls in a DUI crash is asking to have his bond reduced for a second time. Marcus Logan Auxier, 21, of Nippa, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide, DUI, three counts of wanton endangerment, three counts…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — What began a routine shoplifting call Friday night quickly escalated, but stopped just short of shots being fired. Paintsville Police were called to Walmart around 7 p.m. over a report of a shoplifter. When officers arrived, they found the suspect, Scotty Marshall, 39, of Salyersville,…
Read MoreFRANKLIN, Tenn. — A Perry County native and former member of country and soft rock band Exile, has died. Bernie Faulkner died on Sunday, Dec. 1, in Franklin, Tenn. Faulkner joined the band in 1967, replacing former keyboardist Buzz Cornelison and also contributing on guitar and saxophone. He would…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was arrested following a drug raid back in September has now been indicted by a federal grand jury. Joshua Vajda, 35, of Keathley Branch Road, was arrested Sept. 12, after Kentucky State Police executed a search warrant at his home and seized more than a…
Read MoreBANNER, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested after his mother called 911 and reported he was trying to kill her. Sheriff’s deputies were called to a report of an assault in progress at a home on Kidd Fork Road at Banner. While en route to the home, dispatchers reported hearing someone…
Read MoreUPDATE, 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29 — About a day-and-a-half after announcing he was quitting his position on the Pikeville City Commission, Steven Hartsock has rescinded his resignation. “After further consideration and great talks with the mayor, city manager, and the other three commissioners…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The city of Pikeville had planned a Christmas event featuring Krampus one night next month, but canceled it after getting backlash from some in the community to criticized it as a “satanic” event. Now the city is facing even more criticism for canceling it. Krampus…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of two Ohio residents arrested for meth trafficking back in March after Kentucky State Police found more than 2 lbs. of meth in their car during a traffic stop is now staring at a potential life sentence in federal court. Makayla Garner, 21, and Anttwan Freeman, 23, both of…
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