PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — An attempted traffic stop in Prestonsburg resulted in the recovery of a stolen motorcycle and sent a Virginia man to jail. A Prestonsburg Police officer attempted to pull over a Harley Davidson on U.S. 23 around 3:30 Monday morning. The driver fled onto Abbott Creek Road, then…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. – The Kentucky Community and Technical College System announced today that Dr. Nancy Johnson will serve as the interim president at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, effective July 15. Dr. Telly Sellars, BSCTC’s current interim president, will be taking on the new…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested on 20 counts of possessing and one count of distributing child pornography now faces significantly more jail time if convicted, after being indicted in federal court. Christopher Hall, 25, of Harold, is charged with one count of possessing, producing…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man has been charged with distributing drugs in Pike and Floyd counties in an eight-count federal indictment. Joshua “Fudge” Habern, 40 was indicted on Thursday. He is charged with: If convicted of using a gun in a drug crime, he could be sentenced to life…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man arrested last year after deputies found a wide assortment of drugs at his home has now been indicted in federal court. Timothy Morman, 54, of Flat Gap, was arrested back in September, after the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office searched his home following…
Read MoreVIRGIE, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been arrested, after a “knock-and-talk” on June 16 resulted in the discovery of a large amount of drugs. Kentucky State Police went to the Virgie home of Sasha Sword, 35, who was the subject of a drug investigation. After getting her permission…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle in broad daylight. Ryan Bishop, 32, of Pikeville, allegedly stole a catalytic converter from a Ford F-150 in the downtown Pikeville McDonald’s parking lot around 7 a.m. Catalytic…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is in jail after being accused of assaulting his wife and holding her prisoner. The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office was called Monday night to the Fletcher Branch home of 62-year-old Lloyd Lemaster, after his wife said she was able to get free.…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — In what has become a familiar refrain, Kentucky Power is once again asking regulators to approve a rate increase. The utility is seeking to increase revenues by more than 13 percent in the latest filing. However, much of the burden for that increase would fall onto residential…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A two-car crash Monday night near Prestonsburg resulted in one person being killed and another hospitalized. According to Kentucky State Police, Randal Ousley, 25, of Prestonsburg, was driving along Route 114 at Middle Creek, when he crossed the center line and struck a van…
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