ELKHORN CITY, Ky. — Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in Pike County. Police were called to a home on Marrowbone Creek Road, where they found Jeffery Coleman, 42, of Shelbiana, suffering from a stab wound. Coleman was taken to a hospital for treatment, but his injuries were not…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County couple has been arrested on a theft charge, after they allegedly took money from a misplaced purse. Jeffery Miller, 32, and Golden Miller, 28, both of McAndrews, reportedly found a purse that had been left behind in a shopping cart back in February. Security video…
Read MoreSITKA, Ky. — Police attempting to question a Johnson County man about a stolen motorcycle ended up taking him to jail after he fled. Deputies spotted Tylor Wagoner, 26, of Staffordsville, driving along Little Mud Lick and attempted to pull him over, but he sped away instead. That resulted in a…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — It took nearly six weeks, but a Pike County man found himself taken to jail after running from police back in June. A state trooper attempted to pull over Thomas Dakota Diamond, 28, of Freeburn, back on June 28, after clocking him driving 80 mph in a 45 mph zone. Diamond was able…
Read MoreGREASY CREEK, Ky. — Bridge repairs will close a Pike County road for two weeks. The closure will affect the intersection of Route 3226 and County Road 1257, Shelby Dry Fork, beginning on Monday. Motorists are advised to use an alternate route.
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County mother called police after her teenage son was sold a bag of brown powder. That call resulted in another mother and her daughter going to jail for drug trafficking. Police responding to the call went to Budget Inn, where Jennifer Fletcher, 43, and Ayrickah Fletcher,…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A Knott County man who was found guilty of federal drug and gun charges after representing himself in his trial has now been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison. Michael Nolan Slone, 37, of Mousie, was convicted of possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man wanted by police after not showing up for court was arrested over the weekend and earned a number of new charges in the process. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that Brian Wilson, 30, of Hager Hill, was at a home on Pine Street and…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — Police are investigating after a woman apparently fell to her death Monday in Letcher County. Kentucky State Police was called just before midnight to a report of an unresponsive woman on Bald Mountain Road, in Whitesburg. When they arrived, they found Patricia Deatherage, 40,…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man whose home was the target of a drug raid made it easy for police by reportedly telling them exactly where they could find what they were looking for. Pikeville Police went to the Davis Road home of Jeffery Varney, 71, with a search warrant on Friday. Once they…
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