MARTIN, Ky. — A custodian at a Floyd County elementary school has been placed on leave, after being arrested on drug charges last week. Floyd County Schools reported the arrest last week, but provided no details. At the time, they said they had placed the custodian on leave after drugs were found…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail, after police say he fired a gun at someone from his car last week. Ralph Thomas, 32, of Phelps, was arrested early Sunday morning. He is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and discharging a firearm across a public road. According to the arrest…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man arrested two weeks ago on child porn charges is now facing more serious charges, after his case was bumped up to federal court. Lonnie Maynard, 53, of Raccoon, was arrested Jan. 27 on 10 counts of possessing child porn. He was released from jail the following…
Read MoreUPDATE: After police investigated and gave the all-clear, students have now returned to class. DELBARTON, W.Va. — Students at Mingo Central High School have been evacuated from the school, after a suspicious note was found Friday morning. Police are investigating after the note was found on school…
Read MoreTHEALKA, Ky. — A Johnson County woman was arrested for drug trafficking, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. Officers with KSP’s Drug Enforcement Special Investigations Unit received a tip about meth trafficking at a Boyd Branch, so they went to the house for a “knock-and-talk”…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County business was engulfed by fire Thursday morning, resulting in an apparent total loss. The fire struck Castle’s Roofing, located on Broadway in Paintsville. Officials asked that people avoid the area while they fight the flames.
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A former Pike County man who admitted to drug trafficking both in and out of jail will spend more than three decades in prison. Samuel Charles Atkins, 52, pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl, possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, and felon in possession of…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The judge over the Amber Spradlin murder trial has placed restrictions over when one of the defendants can visit a restaurant he co-owns. Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney is charged with eight counts of evidence tampering related to the June 18, 2023, killing of Spradlin…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man pleaded guilty to child porn charges in federal court on Monday. Jason Ryan Campbell, 45. of Hager Hill, appeared in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, where he entered guilty pleas to one count of producing child porn and one count of possessing it. Campbell…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Knott County man will appear in court next week to answer a federal meth trafficking charge. Danny Slone, 52, of Pippa Passes, was indicted Jan. 23 on a single count of distributing more than 50 grams of meth. If convicted, he could face a sentence of between five and 40 years…
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