PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former doctor and nurse who practiced in Pike and Floyd counties have been found guilty of federal charges related to a conspiracy to illegally distribute drugs, following a seven-day trial. Former doctor Crystal Compton, 43, of Pikeville, was based in Pikeville and has been…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Members of the public will have a chance to pay their respects to former Gov. Brereton Jones, when he lies in state in the Capitol rotunda next week. Jones was Kentucky’s 58th governor, from 1991 to 1995. He also served as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 1991. He died on…
Read MoreSIDNEY, Ky. — A Pike County man wanted in a pair of cases has been arrested, but not before leading police on a high speed chase and crashing his motorcycle twice. Police clocked a motorcycle going 100 mph on U.S. 119 at Sidney just before 3 a.m. Thursday. Troopers attempted to pull over the bike,…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been arrested four months after being indicted on multiple child porn counts. James Cole, 48, of Salyersville, was first arrested back in January following an investigation by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crimes Branch. KSP discovered child…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man was arrested after police were called to report that he assaulted his girlfriend. Police went to a Maynard Fork home Saturday over a complaint that 34-year-old Warren Tyler Ford was “beating his girlfriend” and that he threatened to “slit her…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group of West Virginia Democratic delegates is calling for a special session to address West Virginia University’s budget shortfall. Del. Evan Hansen, D-Morgantown, said the legislature shares responsibility for the university’s budget crisis, which has resulted…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man is in jail after police received a call Monday that he broke into a woman’s house and attacked her. Kentucky State Police went to the Red Creek home, where Randy Tucker, 57, allegedly kicked in the front door, grabbed the woman who lived there, tried to…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered flags to be flown at half-staff, in honor of former Gov. Brereton Jones, who died on Monday. Jones served as Kentucky’s 58th governor from 1991 to 1995, as well as lieutenant governor from 1987 to 1991. Beshear announced the news of Jones’…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County man was arrested in Pike County over the weekend, after leading police on a chase reaching up to 135 miles an hour. A state trooper clocked a Nissan Rogue doing 93 mph on U.S. 119 just after 9:30 Friday morning. The trooper attempted to pull the car over, but it…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – On Saturday, Sept. 16, the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine class of 2027 celebrated the beginning of their medical journey with a White Coat Ceremony at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. Approximately 145 white coats were distributed to the new class, composed of talented individuals…
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