PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing burglary, wanton endangerment, unlawful imprisonment and other charges, after his wife reported him for trying to kill everyone in the house because he believed he had been poisoned. Ronald Coots, of Phelps, is being held in the Pike County jail. Police…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The founder and longtime owner of a Pikeville funeral home has died. Jack Lucas died on Wednesday at the age of 83. Best known as founder, owner and funeral director of Lucas & Son Funeral Home, his career took him into other fields, as a store manager for Maloney’s…
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Read MoreHINDMAN, Ky. — A Knott County man has been arrested for allegedly trying to burn his cousin’s home.Police were called Sunday to a home on Push Back Branch over a report of a burglary. The home’s resident said she believed her cousin, Jacob Seals, 29, of Georgetown, had entered her…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for making threats against a public official over Facebook. Ronald Ferguson Jr., 48, of Elkhorn City, pleaded guilty to a single count of interstate threat to injure back in December. In his plea agreement, Ferguson…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville has a new commander. Captain Brad Riley took over as the new Post Commander on Monday. “It is an honor to serve as the Commander at Post 9,” Captain Riley said. “I look forward to working alongside the dedicated troopers and staff…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has pleaded guilty in a federal child porn case that officials say involved thousands of images. Michael Wayne Hilliary, 58, of McCarr, pleaded guilty Monday to possessing child porn. Hilliary was arrested May 15, after police with a search warrant raided his home…
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