WHITESBURG, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is pushing back on reports that a Letcher County murder suspect has been located. Lawrence “Eugene” Halcomb, 39, of Blackey, is wanted for murder and fetal homicide. Police say he is believed to be the person responsible for shooting and killing 43-year-old…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for murder. Lawrence “Eugene” Halcomb, 39, of Blackey, is wanted for murder and fetal homicide. Police say he is believed to be the person responsible for shooting and killing 43-year-old Vanessa…
Read MoreVIRGIE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested on child porn charges, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. Gary Don Hampton, 46, of Virgie, was arrested Thursday after the KSP Electronic Crime Branch executed a search warrant at his home. During the search, police discovered…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man facing federal child porn charges has been found competent to stand trial. Bill Daniel Combs, 39, of Pikeville, is charged with production and possession of child porn. He was negotiating a plea agreement earlier this year, when his attorney noticed he didn’t…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Letcher County man currently facing a federal drug charge is now expected to enter a guilty plea next week. Mark Wayne Adams, 55, of Whitesburg, was indicted on a charge of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone back in March. He is accused of distributing oxycodone pills for nearly…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Pikeville Independent School District is receiving high praise from a website specializing in providing information about local schools. The district was ranked first in Kentucky as the best place to teach by niche.com. It also scored as the fourth-best school district, seventh-best…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — An Indiana man was arrested in Pikeville, following a hit-and-run crash at Pike Central High School. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. Tuesday and police found the fleeing vehicle in the median of Hambley Boulevard, near McDonald’s. When police went to check on the…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg man was arrested and his children were turned over to Social Services after a minor traffic stop escalated into a drug trafficking case. A Prestonsburg Police officer pulled over Russell Craft, 24, for having a tail light out. But during the stop, police discovered…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A Mingo County man is facing a long list of charges after attempting to run from a roadblock in Pike County. Pike County sheriff’s deputies had set up a checkpoint on Toler Road just before midnight Friday, when they spotted a car driven by Cody Allen Blankenship, 26, of Williamson,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Two Floyd County inmates are charged with assaulting the jailer and guards in separate incidents last week. In the first incident, inmate Alexandria Cole, 30, of Salyersville, was on the basketball court, when guards noticed she had taken off her pants. After repeatedly being…
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