UPDATE: BEVINSVILLE, Ky. — Court records now reveal the identity of the student taken into custody for the gun and bomb threats at Floyd Central High School. Jacob Johnson, 18, of Bevinsville, was arrested around 11:30 Sunday night and charged with second-degree terroristic threatening and bomb…
Read MoreThe hospital is already implementing new programs and technologies to better prioritize those they care for
Read MoreCity officials are prepared to see thousands of people enjoying the fair, food, and culture around Hillbilly Days
Read MoreWith the streets being filled with locals and tourists alike, the welcome center has all the essential info for fairgoers
Read MoreThe Letcher county extension office offers a weekly hiking event in the spring and fall.
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Pike Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall has been temporarily suspended from his position with pay, following his indictment by a federal grand jury on allegations of theft and fraud. A federal grand jury in Frankfort returned the indictment against Hall on Thursday, charging him…
Read MoreA Pikeville man was arrested after he was accused of sexual abuse, rape, incest, and sodomy.
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who admitted to possessing child porn and having sex with the family dog has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kent Simpkins, 43, of Salyersville, pleaded guilty back in November to one count of distributing child porn, three counts of possessing matter…
Read MoreWARFIELD, Ky. — A Martin County man was arrested on drug trafficking charges, after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received several tips that he was illegally selling prescriptions pills. Sheriff John Kirk and Chief Deputy Chris Kidd went to the home of Dennis Ray Swisher, 71, of Warfield,…
Read MoreStacy Collins, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering his 12-year-old daughter in August of 2022, received life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years on April 16, 2025.
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