FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky State Police has won the annual Best Looking Cruiser contest sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers for two years in a row. This year, they’re looking for a three-peat, and they’re giving a salute to coal country in the effort. This year’s…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Police pulled over a man on a bicycle Thursday and came away with a drug trafficking arrest. Police had a home under surveillance for suspected drug activity, when they saw Santiago Medosa Hortis, 45, of Pikeville, ride up on a bicycle, go inside for a few minutes, and…
Read MoreALLEN, Ky. — A Floyd County K9 can be credited with another drug arrest, and this time he didn’t even have to do anything. Deputies were called to Seasons Inn in Allen Monday afternoon, over reports of a guests being loud and possibly selling drugs. When a deputy arrived, he spotted Kevin…
Read MoreUPDATE: Mr Sword has been found at home. PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Golden Alert has been issued for a Floyd County man last seen in Pike County Thursday afternoon. John J. Sword, 82, of Weeksbury, was last seen around 4:45 p.m. in JC Penney in Coal Run Village. Golden Alerts are issued when a person with…
Read MoreVIRGIE, Ky. — Police searching for a man wanted for auto theft caught their suspect napping during an alleged burglary. Saturday morning, police received a report that the car had been stolen by Bruce Williamson, 42, of Virgie. A search of the area proved fruitless, but 2-and-a-half hours later,…
Read MoreWISE, Va. — A Wise county man has pled guilty to one count of first-degree murder of his 4-year-old son and one count of aggravated malicious wounding of his live-in fiancé and mother of the child. Sean Daniel Roberts, age 41, of Norton, Virginia, was indicted in April 2022 after he violently…
Read MoreMARTIN, Ky. — Two people were arrested after a suspected DUI turned into arrests for fentanyl trafficking instead. State troopers had pulled over a car on Route 80 near Martin, when officers spotted a bag of meth lying out in the open. They requested assistance from a K9 unit from the Floyd County…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — The federal drug trial of a Paintsville doctor is currently underway in London. Dr. Loey Kousa is charged with five counts of unlawful drug distribution, two counts of health care fraud and two counts of lying in connection with health care benefits. The indictment accuses Dr. Kousa…
Read MoreJENKINS, Ky. — A Letcher County woman is in jail, after police say she crashed into a kid riding a dirt bike and dragged him under her truck, then tried to flee the scene. It happened around 3 p.m. Saturday at Fish Pond Drive. According to Kentucky State Police, Lisa Everly, 44, of Jenkins, who…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Foul play is not suspected, after a woman’s body was found near Shelby Valley High School. Pike County Coroner Kevin Hall says the discovery was made around 8 a.m. Saturday morning. He said the body of a 27-year-old woman was found in a car in a parking lot near the school’s…
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