PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The estate of Amber Spradlin has filed a civil complaint against multiple defendants, alleging negligence, wrongful death, evidence tampering, obstruction of justice and other claims. Spradlin was found dead June 18, 2023, after suffering multiple stab wounds to the head and…
Read MoreSIMPSONVILLE, Ky. — Two Eastern Kentucky residents were arrested in Shelby County Thursday night, after they were found passed out in a pickup truck full of drugs. A Simpsonville police officer was flagged down by several people who were concerned about an unconscious man and woman in a truck…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to murder for the 2021 shooting death of a southwestern Virginia police officer. Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler was conducting a welfare check at a home on Orr Street early on the morning of Nov. 13, 2021. As he approached the…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former Williamson Mayor Charles Hatfield is expected to enter a guilty plea this afternoon to federal charges related to embezzlement. Hatfield was charged late last month with one count of converting to own use property of another. The charge stems from 2018 and 2019, when…
Read MoreHAGER HILL, Ky. — A Johnson County man is in jail, after his girlfriend reportedly discovered sexual photos and videos of her 14-year-old daughter on his phone. Jason Ryan Campbell, 45, of Hager Hill, was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of promoting a minor in a sexual performance, video…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail on multiple counts of drug trafficking, after police raided his home and allegedly found a variety of drugs. Kentucky State Police executed a search warrant at the home of Chris Springfield, 42, of Pikeville. At the home, they reported finding what…
Read MoreMOREHEAD, Ky. — The husband-and-wife operators of a chain of addiction treatment centers have been battling legal problems this year, but they found themselves facing their most serious trouble yet, following a raid on their home Thursday. John Elam, 43, and Myra Elam, 43, both of Morehead, are…
Read MoreDo you have slow Internet or no Internet at all? Do you feel like your voice hasn’t been heard? Now is your chance to change that! Kentucky is set to receive a record amount of funding for broadband. To ensure that these funds are allocated to the areas that need them the most, we need your help.…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who was arrested back in February after police found several types of drugs in his car during a traffic stop has now been indicted on federal charges. Daniel Jackson, 56, of Salyersville, was arrested after police found more than 100 grams of meth, 8 grams…
Read MoreBLACKEY, Ky. — The search for a missing Letcher County boy has turned into a death investigation, after his body was found Tuesday. Kentucky State Police had been called Tuesday afternoon to Blackey over a report that 11-year-old Curtis Cash Halcomb was believed to be missing. But shortly after the…
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