PIKEVILLE, 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)…
Read MoreUPDATE, 2 p.m. — Power crews have been making headway in restoring power across Appalachia, even as the potential for more outages looms this evening. The number of outages in Eastern Kentucky as of 2 p.m. had fallen to fewer than 19,000, down from more than 21,000 at 11 a.m. Those include nearly…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The full impact of a winter storm bearing down on Kentucky is yet to be known, but already, state and officials have issued orders declaring a State of Emergency. Gov. Andy Beshear issued his order on Saturday. The State of Emergency is a necessary legal requirement to activate state…
Read MoreMcDOWELL, Ky. — A Floyd County man was found dead Saturday night, hours after a Golden Alert had been issued for him. Kentucky State Police issued the alert for Phil Colley, 65, of McDowell, Saturday afternoon. He had last been seen around noon Thursday in the Ned’s Fork area of Frasure’s Creek.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — An arrest for driving under the influence ended up leading police to an investigation that resulted in drug trafficking charges. Pikeville Police pulled over Clinton Williams, 53, of Pikeville, on U.S. 23 Monday, after noticing that he was weaving. The officer found Williams to…
Read MoreMARROWBONE, Ky. — A traffic stop in Pike County on Monday resulted in two people being arrested for fentanyl trafficking. A Kentucky State Police trooper pulled over a vehicle for speeding and other violations along Route 195 at Marrowbone last Monday night. While speaking to the driver, Adam…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — It didn’t take long for the first baby of 2025 to be born at Pikeville Medical Center. The hospital announced that Lydia Jade Robinson was born at 2:46 a.m. on Jan. 1. She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 21 inches long. Lydia is the daughter of Leslie Howell and Matthew Robinson,…
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