PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man who was arrested back in May after his girlfriend found explicit pictures and videos of her daughter on his phone has now been indicted in federal court. Jason Ryan Campbell, 45, of Hager Hill, was arrested May 24, after the girlfriend turned the phone over…
Read MoreUPDATE: The girls have been found safe. SHELBY VALLEY, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating two missing 12-year-old girls who went missing overnight. Mollie Evans and Layla Johnson, both of Shelby Valley, were last seen around 11 p.m. Thursday at Shelby Valley.…
Read MoreSHELBY GAP, Ky. — A Pike County husband and wife are dead, after their bodies were discovered Tuesday morning. Kentucky State Police was called to a report of a shooting at a home on Kelly Mountain Road. When they arrived, they found the bodies of Rickie Potter, 57, and Sabrina Potter, 51, dead…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The woman who allegedly helped a Floyd County inmate escape earlier this week is now facing criminal charges of her own. Thomas Price, 37, of Williamsport, was being held in the Floyd County Detention Center on pending charges in Floyd and Johnson counties. Those charges were…
Read MoreBARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — An inmate who escaped from custody Sunday night while receiving medical treatment at Highlands ARH is back in custody, after being arrested in West Virginia. Thomas Price, 37, of Williamsport, was being held in the Floyd County Detention Center, when he was taken to Highlands…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A man who is believed to have swindled Walmart out of nearly $100,000 in short-change scams at stores up and down the east coast is in custody, after police say he allegedly tried to pull the same scam in Pikeville. A short-change scam involves a customer engaging a clerk in a…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. Joshua “Fudge” Habern, 41, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 50 grams of meth and more than 40 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute, as well as possession of…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County man who was pulled over in Pike County Thursday afternoon found himself getting into more and more trouble as the evening wore on. Deputies pulled over Trellis Ray Cisco, 46, of Matewan, for operating an ATV on U.S. 119. When asked for his license, he told officers…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville has been selected to receive a Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education Vocation Across the Academy Grant from the Council of Independent Colleges. This grant program aims to help colleges and universities develop more effective ways to enhance the…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — Two-and-a-half years after the clinic he helped manage was raided by authorities, a former Paintsville doctor has pleaded guilty federal drug charges. Don Bryson served as medical consultant for Appalachian Family Medicine, despite having previously surrendered his medical license…
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