BIG STONE GAP, Va. — A Wise County woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge that she purchased a gun while under indictment. Jessica Ryan Chenault, 42, of Norton, is charged with receiving a firearm while under indictment for a felony offense. Court records accuse her of buying a rifle…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The sharp eye of an off-duty police officer resulted in four people being arrested, after they had already been allowed to leave from a traffic stop. Pikeville Police pulled over a vehicle driven by Lincoln Tyler Mullins, 29, of Pikeville, Tuesday evening on Hurricane Creek for…
Read MoreSHELBIANA, Ky. — Two people are dead following a crash Monday night in Pike County. According to Kentucky State Police, Robin Chaney, 61, of Pikeville, was driving along East Shelbiana Road just before 9 p.m., when her vehicle crossed the center line and collided with another car driven by Anthony…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The upgrade and extension of the Mountain Parkway is entering the home stretch, as Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday announced the search for the construction crew that will build the project’s final stage. The final segment will create a new route to extend the parkway from…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been charged with rape, sodomy and sex abuse of a child under the age of 12. Stuart Horton, 30, of Salyersville, was under investigation for sexually abusing his step-daughter, when he was asked to come in to Kentucky State Police Post 9 on Monday…
Read MoreHARDY, Ky. — Police conducting a “knock-and-talk” in connection with an active drug investigation ended up taking a Pike County mother and daughter to jail. State troopers went to the Hardy home of Leatrice Michelle Hunt, 41, who was the subject of the investigation. When they spoke…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new West Virginia law requires magistrates and judges to set a hearing within five days for people who’ve been arrested for not showing up to a court hearing, not paying fines on time, or not following civil-court rulings. The reform comes at a time when jails…
Read MoreNearly a year after the historic flooding in eastern Kentucky, residents of Breathitt, Knott, Letcher, and Perry counties now have the option to participate in buyouts for homes and properties located on flood-prone land. Officials say they estimate around 3000 residents in the region are eligible.…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Black Diamond Coal Company and one of its employees were sentenced Thursday for violating rules on coal-dust sampling. Black Diamond previously pleaded guilty to submitting false samples, while certified dust examiner Walter Perkins was sentenced for lying to investigators from…
Read MoreMcDOWELL, Ky. — Floyd County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people for drug trafficking, after originally pulling them over for traffic violations. A deputy pulled over a car occupied by Daniel Shepherd, 51, of Versailles, and Laverne Mullins, 58, of McDowell, Monday night. As he approached…
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