PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been sentenced to more than 8 years in prison, following his conviction in a federal drug case. Daniel Jackson, 57, of Salyersville, was found guilty of possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Jackson was arrested back in February,…
Read MoreGRETHEL, Ky. — A man accused of breaking into a Floyd County home helped police with his arrest by getting trapped in shrink wrap. Floyd County deputies were called to a home in Grethel, where a woman reported that she thought her son was trying to break into her home through a bedroom window.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been charged with theft, after he allegedly refused to return a lost phone when he discovered there was no reward. Police were called last Wednesday by a woman who reported the incident. She said her son lost his iPhone 12 when he left it on the roof of the…
Read MoreLOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man who has a history of not maintaining his sex offender registration has been arrested once again for not maintaining his sex offender registration. Roy Osborne, 35, of Louisa, was arrested on Wednesday. Osborne had been previously convicted of sexually abusing…
Read MoreLINEFORK, 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…
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