IVEL, Ky. — A Floyd County woman says she was only trying to get a ride, but she ended up being arrested for kidnapping. Prestonsburg Police were called just before 9 p.m. Tuesday over a report that a woman had forced her way into a vehicle near Highlands ARH and it headed south on U.S. 23. The…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man employed by the fiscal court lost his job and was taken to jail, following a series of events while he was at work. State troopers were called to the courthouse Monday, over a report that Andrew Thomas Smith, 22, of Virgie, had been growing progressively more…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man already under indictment for a stabbing was arrested again last week, after a man complained that he shot his dog. The animal’s owner contacted Kentucky State Police on Thursday, saying Cody Wright, 22, of Phelps, had shot his dog while it was on the owner’s…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pike County is continuing to distribute free weather radios this week. The county received a hazard mitigation grant to hand out 5,000 of the radios. Areas targeted for the giveaways are places that have historically received flooding, as well as areas where cell phone service…
Read MoreMcCARR, Ky. — A Pike County man is dead following a side-by-side crash over the weekend. It happened just before midnight on Saturday. According to Kentucky State Police, Dalton Mounts, 29, of Freeburn, was operating a Polaris RZR on Route 1056, when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned.…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Police have made an arrest in a pair of shootings this week in Williamson. James Victor Hash Jr., 20, of Oceana, W.Va., was arrested Friday for attempted murder, destruction of property, prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and brandishing a firearm. Police believe him…
Read MoreTOMAHAWK, Ky. — A Martin County man has been arrested on a child abuse charge, after police say he hit his girlfriend’s daughter. A state trooper was called to Three Rivers Medical Center to speak to the girl. She told police that Kevin Michael Litton, 35, of Tomahawk, began arguing with…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The former chief of a Pike County volunteer fire department is under federal indictment, accused of embezzling money intended for safety equipment. Christopher Chapman, 35, of Ransom, was arrested Friday morning after being charged with one count of federal program theft. Chapman…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Johnson County man charged in a DUI crash that killed two Prestonsburg High School students is seeking to have his bond reduced. Marcus Logan Auxier, 21, of Nippa, was indicted last month for the crash that happened last July. That crash killed 16-year-old Kendra Jade Moreno…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man is now facing a lengthy prison sentence, after pleading guilty to federal charges of producing and distributing child pornography. Christopher Hall, 26, of Grethel, was originally charged with producing, distributing and possessing child porn when he was indicted…
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