PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former doctor who practiced in Pike and Floyd counties will spend more than eight years in prison, and a nurse working for her was sentenced to five years, following their conviction on charges related to a drug distribution conspiracy. Crystal Compton, 43, of Pikeville, practiced…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man faces will spend decades in prison, after being found guilty by a federal jury of eight drug and gun charges. Rodney Allen Pickett, 51, of Coeburn, was convicted on Friday, following a three-day trial. The jury found him guilty of five counts related to the distribution…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former assistant Pike County attorney currently under indictment for the murder of his wife is seeking to have the case dismissed. Donald Kyle Deskins, 54, of Kimper, was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with murder and evidence tampering for the death of his wife, who died in April…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Johnson County man was arrested by Prestonsburg Police, following a chase reaching speeds of up to 110 miles an hour. Police spotted Thomas Price, 36, of Williamsport, in the Pink Elephant pawn shop parking lot Tuesday afternoon and knew him to be wanted for fleeing police…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Police were able to safely resolve an explosive situation Monday evening, after a domestic violence incident at Myers Towers escalated into a suspect barricading himself inside his apartment and threatening to kill anyone who opened the door. Police were called to the…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A federal inmate in southwestern Virginia will spend additional time in prison, after a jury found him guilty of manslaughter last October for the death of his cellmate. Back in 2018, Samuel Silva, 48, was serving a 47-year sentence at U.S. Penitentiary Lee for armed carjacking…
Read MorePILGRIM’S KNOB, Va. — The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office plans to have an increased police presence at Twin Valley High School on Monday, following a threat made by a student Friday evening. Buchanan County 911 received a call around 6:30 p.m. from a person claiming that a person was…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A man arrested for making bomb threats in Salyersville last year has now been indicted in the case. Christopher Lee Caldwell, 33, was arrested back in October, after dispatchers said he called and told them he had placed bombs in the Magoffin County Library and Williams Electric.…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A lawsuit filed by three employees of Big Sandy RECC alleges a pattern of ongoing sexual harassment by company president and general manager Bruce Aaron Davis. Three women — Casey Vanhoose, Kaitlynn Cantrell and Kelly Burton — filed the lawsuit on Monday, alleging…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man was arrested Tuesday following an undercover child pornography investigation. Kent Simpkins, 42, of Salyersville, came under investigation by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch after he was allegedly discovered uploading pornographic images…
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