PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Knott County man has been sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Brandy Slone, 42, of Pippa Passes, pleaded guilty back in April to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth. Slone admitted to developing a relationship…
Read MoreMcDOWELL, Ky. — A Floyd County man was killed Thursday following an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office says Loren Herrington, 40, of McDowell, was operating an ATV at Ned’s Fork around 2 p.m., when the vehicle left the roadway and went over an embankment.…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man now faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison, after a federal judge accepted his guilty plea to drug charges. James Thomas Green, 41, pleaded guilty conspiracy and distributing more than 500 grams of meth between February of 2022 and March…
Read MoreUPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Donald Kyle Deskins has now been arrested. He is being held without bond in the Pike County Detention Center. PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County attorney has been charged in his wife’s murder, nearly 2-and-a-half years after her death. Donald Kyle Deskins, 54, of Kimper,…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two people were arrested on outstanding warrants and drug charges, after the Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office got a tip about their location. Just after midnight Tuesday, deputies went to a camper on Far Middle Fork, where they were told they could find 48-year-old Jeffrey…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Paintsville woman was arrested for child endangerment, after police found drugs and paraphernalia in her home. Police went to an apartment on Stafford Avenue following a referral from social services. They found three adults and two small children in the apartment, and two…
Read MoreJOHNS CREEK, Ky. — Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville is asking for the public’s assistance as part of an ongoing missing person investigation. KSP Post 9 was contacted on Aug. 27 regarding a missing juvenile in Pike County. The initial investigation indicated Tori Collins, 17, of Johns…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Heart and Vascular Institute of Eastern Kentucky at Pikeville Medical Center has received certification of its cardiovascular rehabilitation program by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. This certification is a recognition of PMC’s commitment…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who was already heading to jail made matters worse for himself by trying to convince the arresting officer to botch the case. A sheriff’s deputy pulled over a car for having a loud muffler Monday night, and when he got to the window, he noticed that…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The funding gap between the state’s poorest and wealthiest school districts is widening, with potentially dire consequences for students and communities, according to new data from the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. Jason Bailey, executive director of the Kentucky…
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