FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckians have less than a week to register to vote in next month’s primary election. If folks miss the April 22 deadline, residents can still register to vote in the presidential election this fall. Laura Weinstein, chair of the League of Women Voters of Kentucky, is…
Read MoreHAZARD, Ky. — Authorities say there there have been no plane crashes in Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday, despite receiving numerous reports of the accidents throughout the day. Kentucky State Police says the U.S. Geological Survey is currently conducting ground mapping of the region, using military…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Maysville man was arrested in Prestonsburg early Sunday morning, after a traffic stop turned up a sizable quantity of fentanyl. A Prestonsburg police officer was patrolling just after midnight, when a deputy radioed him to let him know that the car behind him had been involved…
Read MoreThe shrinking supply of child-care workers continues to impact Kentucky, and advocates say helping more people receive a Child Development Associate degree could fill critical gaps in child care and early learning — especially in rural regions. Jennifer Roe is an early-childhood coordinator with…
Read MoreHAZARD, Ky. — The Perry County commonwealth’s attorney has been arrested after being accused of using his position to obtain sex and drugs from defendants his office was prosecuting. Scott Blair, 51, is charged in federal court with one count of honest services wire fraud. An affidavit filed…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is facing charges in both Pike District Court and federal court, after allegedly threatening an FBI agent. Court records say Gabriel Howell, 45, of Meta, went to the home of FBI agent Randy Copley back in December, saying he wanted to report a crime. Copley,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Harrodsburg man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison, following his drug trafficking arrest in Paintsville in 2022. Aristotle White, 51, was arrested by Johnson County deputies following a traffic stop in May of 2022. During a search of his car, the officers found…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A federal judge split the difference when sentencing a southwestern Virginia man for possessing child porn. Shannon Michael Robert Gatlin, 21, pleaded guilty back in January, after he was found with sexual images of children on his phone. In separate filings, prosecutors asked…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has entered a guilty plea in his federal drug case. Casey Collins, 39, of Frozen Creek, appeared in court Monday, where he pleaded guilty to possession of meth and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. In his plea agreement, he admitted to having 228 grams…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — Funeral arrangements have been announced for a Belfry Middle School student-athlete who died last week. Noah Jase Cross, 14, died Friday at the UK Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, following a battle with meningitis. Visitation will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the…
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