UPDATE, 1:30 p.m., May 23 — Rowe has been found and is safe. GREASY CREEK, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Pike County teenager. Raine Rowe, 17, of Greasy Creek, last contacted her father on Sunday. She is described as 5 feet, 5 inches…
Read MoreMARTIN, Ky. — Police say a man was hallucinating when he opened fire in a grocery store parking lot Tuesday night. It happened around 8 p.m. at the Martin Save A Lot, in Floyd County. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office was called for a report of shots fired and deputies quickly located their…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A man suspected in a Pike County shooting death five years ago is the latest fugitive to featured in Kentucky State Police’s “Wanted Wednesday” campaign. Charles Blevins is wanted for murder and felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the shooting…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Pike County District Judge Darrel Mullins has died. Mullins served as district judge for 23 years, after first being elected in 1996. Prior to that, he worked as a highly popular disc jockey in the 1970s and 1980s for Mountain Top Media’s predecessor, East Kentucky…
Read MoreSTANVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man faces a long list of charges, after what began as an attempted stop for minor traffic violations resulted in a lengthy chase. A state trooper attempted to pull over Steven Chad Castle, 40, of Printer, Monday afternoon as he turned onto Main Street at Stanville,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg Police officer used his car to bring a high-speed chase to an end, as it approached a campground early Monday morning. It all began around 12:30 a.m. Monday, when an officer parked at the intersection of North Lake Drive and University spotted a car drive past…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Police were able to safely defuse a tense situation Monday afternoon, when a man allegedly holed up in his house and threatened to shoot officers. It all began with a report that Herbert Courtney, 51, of Pikeville, had violated an emergency protective order. The person…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman who was pulled over for improper equipment soon found herself staring at a drug trafficking charge, after the officer spotted something suspicious when she went to retrieve her license and insurance. Pikeville Police pulled over Debra Lynn Smith, 28, of Pikeville,…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man wanted on 11 outstanding warrants was taken into custody on Sunday, earning an additional charge in the process. Lacy Wolford, 47, of Phelps, was wanted for charges related the theft of siding and contents of a mobile home amounting to more than $10,000; a fugitive…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – The University of Pikeville English Club was pleased to send six students to the prestigious Southern Literary Festival, held at the University of Mississippi campus last April. This marked the first time a Kentucky university was represented at the event. The Southern Literary…
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