CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man will spend five years in prison, after pleading guilty to meth trafficking. Paul Thomasson, 57, of Delbarton, was sentenced on Wednesday. He previously admitted to selling meth to an undercover informant at his home in October of 2021. When police raided…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Perry County woman was arrested for drug trafficking in Pikeville, after a traffic stop resulted in the discovery of heroin and pills. Pikeville Police pulled over a vehicle that had been observed weaving on U.S. 23. When the officer approached the car, he spotted a glass pipe…
Read MoreThe 2023 Kentucky primary election is now in the books, and we now know that Gov. Andy Beshear will be seeking re-election by taking on the man who has perhaps been his biggest adversary over the past four years — Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The matchup is the one most pundits predicted would…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man is dead after police say he walked into the path of an oncoming car. According to Kentucky State Police, Jerad Montgomery, 42, of Hi Hat, was driving a Kia Sorrento along Route 114 just after 11 p.m. Saturday, when Dewey Lewis, 36, of Prestonsburg, walked…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Michigan man found his way to the Pike County jail, after police reportedly found him with several pounds of marijuana. Police were called to Bob Amos Park Thursday evening over a report of a reckless driver. They pulled over William Byrd Jr., 59, of Burton, Mich., who told…
Read MoreUPDATE: The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports that Nikki Blanton Adkins has been found alive and well. PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — Police are searching for a Johnson County woman who was last seen more than a month ago. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports that 38-year-old Nikki…
Read MoreMore than 100 workers at Coca-Cola plants in Logan and Charleston have returned to work after going on a days-long strike. Ken Hall — the president of Teamsters Local 175 — said workers have a list of grievances against the company, including using supervisors doing union members’…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. – Kentucky State Police received a call about a shooter in the Phelps area Friday, May 12th at 8am placing schools and other facilities on lockdown. According to the citation the suspect, later identified to be 19 year old Sterlin Justice, fled the scene leading Kentucky State…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been arrested, charged with robbing a man and threatening a woman. Rachel Hopkins, 33, of Mouthcard, is charged with first-degree robbery, harassment and terroristic threatening. According to court records, she is accused of taking items from a man back…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — One person is dead and another person remains in the hospital, after a motorcycle collided with a commercial vehicle on U.S. 23 Wednesday evening. Pikeville Police say the motorcycle was changing lanes, when it clipped the truck. Two people were on the motorcycle when the crash…
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