INEZ, Ky. — Police are investigating after two young boys were killed in a house fire Friday. Kentucky State Police was notified about the fire at a home on Tug River Road in Inez just after 8:30 a.m. Inside the remains of the home, firefighters found the bodies of the two boys. The Mountain Citizen…
Read MoreUPDATE, 7:15 p.m. — Sheriff Hunt has confirmed that an arrest has now been made, but not directly connected to the shooting. Hunt said a woman was arrested on a charge of felon in possession of a firearm. SECOND UPDATE, 10:30 a.m. — Court records indicate the woman arrested at the scene of the shooting…
Read MoreDWALE, Ky. — A Floyd County man out of jail after pleading guilty to drug charges back in June was arrested on Friday for drug trafficking. Keith Webb, 49, of Dwale, was indicted for meth trafficking last year, but pleaded guilty to possession instead and received a three-year suspended sentence.…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky State Police captain who was charged with rape and sex abuse in Magoffin County earlier this year has now been indicted in a second case in Johnson County. Anthony Taulbee, 48, of Salyersville, is now charged with two counts of third-degree rape and one count…
Read MoreJENKINS, Ky. — A traffic stop resulted in a Letcher County pair being taken to jail on drug trafficking charges. A Jenkins police officer pulled over a vehicle containing Emory Mitchell Mullins, 49, of McRoberts, and Samantha Nicole Callihan, 34, of Blackey. Inside the car, he found 7.5 ounces…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man arrested for animal cruelty last week reportedly made it easy for police to make a case against him. Robert Shepherd, 30, of East Point, allegedly picked up a cat and threw it across the room back on Nov. 18. The case was easy to crack, because the cat was…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — What appears to be a case of horseplay gone wrong has resulted in a Magoffin County man facing a serious criminal charge. Police were called to a Salyersville home Sunday afternoon, over a report of a man cutting his brother’s throat with a knife. Deputies responding…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville has responded to a disability discrimination lawsuit filed against the school by a former student. Alison Appleby, of Sherman, Texas, who is epileptic, claims UPike forced her to withdraw from school, rather than address mold problems that made her…
Read MoreLOUISA, Ky. – A Lawrence County has been arrested on child sexual exploitation charges, following an investigation by law enforcement agencies across multiple jurisdictions. Kentucky State Police announced Tuesday’s arrest of Jerod Kelly, 35, of Louisa, in collaboration with the West Virginia…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man indicted on federal drug charges after being arrested in Johnson County earlier this year has decided to plead guilty. William Hylton, 39, of Salyersville, was arrested in April along with Kevin Clay, 48, of Staffordsville. During a traffic stop, the men…
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