KIMPER, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been charged with producing child pornography. It all began with a child porn investigation in Missouri, where a Park Hills man was arrested for possessing and promoting child porn and sexual exploitation of a minor. The man told police he had received sexually-explicit…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man was arrested Tuesday night, after he was accused of strangling a baby. Salyersville Police were called to a home on East Maple Street over a report that 23-year-old Jeremy Garner had pushed a baby’s face into a bed. When officers spoke to Garner…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A jury has found a Wise County man guilty of drug charges. Dennis Wayne Russell, 60, of Appalachia, had been charged with distributing a Schedule II controlled substance and distributing a Schedule II controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school. He was accused of selling meth…
Read MoreHAGER HILL, Ky. — A Johnson County man is facing a felony assault charge, after allegedly attacking a sheriff’s deputy with a knife. Sunday night just before midnight, the deputy spotted Christopher Dorton, 35, of Flat Gap, standing in the parking lot of the Hager Hill Post Office, screaming…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — William Donald Childers, founder of Childers Oil and the Double Kwik chain of convenience stores, has died. Better known as Don Childers to most, he passed away at his home in Whitesburg, with his wife, Peggy Jo, and two daughters, Donna Jo Childers, of Nicholasville, and Ina…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail following a breaking-and-entering at a day care center. Pikeville Police were called Friday regarding an overnight break-in at Model City Daycare. Officers reviewed security video, which showed two people entering the building through a second-floor…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Southeast Kentucky Chamber presented Hillbilly Clan 1 Outhouse 2 with a check for $76,000 on Thursday, June 27. The presentation took place at the Garfield House in Pikeville with Shriner representatives and Southeast Kentucky Chamber Board members present. The proceeds will be…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville will receive $593,280 to support research activities, personnel, equipment purchases, travel, materials/supplies and student stipends, as part of its participation in an initiative funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Through the Established…
Read MoreBECKLEY, W.Va. — A Pike County travel nurse who has been under investigation for the past two years has now been indicted on federal drug charges. Jacqueline Brewster, 54, of Belfry, has been charged in U.S. District Court in Beckley, W.Va., with obtaining controlled substances by fraud, tampering…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two Magoffin County women have been named in a federal drug indictment handed down last week. Minnie Johnson, 60, and Jennifer Fletcher, 44, both of Salyersville, are the only two defendants who have been publicly identified in the case. The identities of one or more additional…
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