PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man faces felony charges after he allegedly paid for a vehicle with counterfeit money. Pikeville Police were called to a bank over a report that a man was trying to deposit $3,800 worth of fake money. When they arrived, the man said that he didn’t know the…
Read MoreHAROLD, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested after he allegedly tried to steal phone lines. Coalfields Telephone experienced an outage Monday along Salem Church Road at Harold. When they went to inspect phone lines in the area, they found about 300 feet of phone line had been cut and damaged.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal magistrate judge has recommended that a Pike County sex offender return to prison after he admitted to violating the terms of his release. Steven Church, 56, of Shelby Gap, pleaded guilty in Tennessee to distributing child pornography back in 2010. He was released from…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, KY. – Jeremy Hall has been named ARH Regional CEO, tasked with overseeing the healthcare system’s West Virginia and Big Sandy regions. The appointment is an expansion in responsibility for Hall, who, since July 2022, has worked a dual position as CEO of the West Virginia Region as well…
Read MoreSTOPOVER, Ky. — A man who allegedly attempted to elude police ended up being taken to jail on drug trafficking charges, following a short pursuit. Two state troopers were posted at the intersection of Route 194 and Widows Branch at Stopover, when they saw a Ford Transit Van approach, stop, then…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for a theft from the state road garage at Millers Creek. The theft took place just after 3 a.m. Monday. The sheriff’s office says the thieves got away with a 2019…
Read MoreFREEBURN, Ky. — A traffic stop Sunday evening resulted in two people being arrested for trafficking in meth and fentanyl. A state trooper was patrolling Barrenshee Creek around 7 p.m., when he spotted a blue car with an altered temporary tag. He also noticed that one of the passengers in the car…
Read MoreNote: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the terms of Compton’s sentence. PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to dealing meth. Franklin Compton, 51, of Red Creek Road, pleaded guilty to meth trafficking, persistent…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Tennessee man currently sitting in the Floyd County jail is the subject of child exploitation cases filed in two states. Rithy Pech, 35, of Gallatin, Tenn., was arrested in Prestonsburg on July 27. He is charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse. That case is currently…
Read MoreBECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia coal miners and advocates spoke out this week in support of new silica dust exposure standards at a public hearing held in Beckley. Sam Petsonk, a labor and employment law attorney, said miners inhale fine silica dust when cutting into rock, and noted he has…
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