McCONNELL, W.Va. — A motorcycle rider was killed in a crash in Logan County early Monday morning. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office reports that the man was operating a dirt bike on Hanging Rock Highway, near McConnell, just after 5 a.m. The man came upon a rock slide and fallen tree. He…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A Prestonsburg dentist has been arrested assault charges. Marty Minix, 56, was arrested Tuesday morning by Lexington Police at his office on Harrodsburg Road. Fayette County jail records indicted he has been charged with first-degree assault in Floyd County. First-degree assault…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County woman has been arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident after threatening the other driver with a gun. The crash happened back on March 9. A driver told police she was involved in a wreck with a black Chevy S-10. Following the collision, the driver told police…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A drug known as “gas station heroin” because it is so new that stores have been selling it over the counter is going out of business in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear signed an emergency regulation yesterday classifying the drug tianeptine as a Schedule I controlled substance.…
Read MoreCINCINNATI, Ohio — A former Letcher County teacher who was sentenced to more than 30 years in prison in a child porn case has lost an appeal of the case. Charles Evans Hall Jr., 50, of Jackhorn, was convicted in 2021 on charges of producing child porn and cyberstalking. A jury determined that…
Read MoreA new study ranks the 50 states by how prepared they are to handle a zombie apocalypse, and Kentucky comes in right in the middle. The Bluegrass State ranks 25th in terms of preparedness. By comparison, West Virginia comes in at 13th. Kentucky ranks better than other surrounding states, however, with…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — Nearly two-and-a-half years after he was first charged, a Pike County man has been found guilty on federal child porn charges. Robert Preston, 40, of Shelbiana, was charged with producing and possessing child pornography, as well as cyberstalking. The trial began on Monday and on…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear visited Ashland with Appalachian Regional Commission co-chair Gayle Manchin on Tuesday to announce that this year’s ARC conference will be held in that city. The conference will be held Sept. 11 and 12 under the theme, “Appalachia Rises: Resilience,…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — Two Wise County men have been sentenced for selling fentanyl pills that resulted in two overdoses. Paul Mason Perkins, 21, of Big Stone Gap, and Austin Jeremiah Lane, 23, of Norton, each pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Paintsville dentist was arrested Friday night, after police said he impersonated an officer and offered marijuana to a young patient. Paintsville Police were called to Mayo Plaza just before 9 p.m. over a report that Richard Connelley, 69, of Salyersville, had tried to convince…
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