SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two men were arrested on drug trafficking charges after they were pulled over for suspected impaired driving. A Magoffin County deputy pulled over a car on U.S. 460 Tuesday morning, after he noticed it swerving. After the driver was unable to produce a license or insurance,…
Read MoreULYSSES, Ky. — A Lawrence County man faces a dozen charges, following a standoff during which police say he opened fire on them. Troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 14 in Ashland went to the home of 61-year-old William Hickman, of Ulysses, around 8:30 Sunday night for a welfare check. When…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A jury has found a Wise County man guilty of attempting to kill Norton’s police chief. James Dyer Buckland, 38, of Pound, was convicted of attempted murder, aggravated malicious wounding, using a gun to attempt to murder a police officer, using a gun to attempt to commit aggravated…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — The Wise County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder-suicide, after a man and child were found dead Wednesday night. Deputies were called to the home of Joshua Gardner, 43, of Wise, for a welfare check. When they arrived, they found Gardner and a young child dead,…
Read MorePREMIUM, Ky. — A Letcher County woman is facing multiple drug trafficking charges, following an investigation by the Jenkins Police Department. Jenkins police officer Justin Phipps obtained a search warrant for the home of 39-year-old Krista Blankenbeckley, of Premium. He then went to serve the…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A Belfry High School teacher faces a criminal charge for failing to report a student’s relationship with another teacher. Christopher Salyers, 41, of Straight Fork, is charged with failure to report child neglect or abuse, which is a misdemeanor. According to a criminal summons,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Downtown Prestonsburg will soon be transformed, as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to build a new VA Clinic on the old Prestonsburg Elementary property. The VA announced it has awarded a contract for the construction of the new facility. The new…
Read MoreSTANVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County company has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government by billing for unnecessary medical equipment. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky announced the settlement on Tuesday. Oxygen Plus, based…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Martin County man who had been wanted by Kentucky State Police to answer for human trafficking charges has been arrested. Dustin Newsome, 34, of Debord, was booked in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville Monday night. Specific allegations against him are…
Read MoreINEZ, Ky. — An Ohio man has been arrested following his indictment on sexual abuse charges in Martin County. John Perry, 73, of Eastlake, Ohio, was booked in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville early Tuesday morning. Court records indicate he was indicted earlier this month…
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