LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Magoffin County man is heading back to prison, after he pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender. Phillip Harmon, 42, of Salyersville, pleaded guilty to the charge back in January. Court records in Scioto County, Ohio, indicate he pleaded guilty to rape in 2008…
Read MoreLEXINGTON, Ky. — A Floyd County woman has received a minimum sentence for a federal conspiracy charge after she was found with nearly half a pound of meth. Stephanie Hall, 33, of Maytown, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth. That charge carries a potential…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Frontier Gas is asking the Kentucky Public Service Commission to reconsider a recent rate decision, arguing the approved rate structure could create major cash flow problems for the utility. In a motion for rehearing filed with the PSC, Kentucky Frontier says the commission’s…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg dentist accused of evidence tampering in the murder of Amber Spradlin has formally asked the court to release him from home incarceration and drug testing requirements. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of dentist Michael…
Read MoreRICHMOND, Va. — Advocates of recreational marijuana sales in Virginia were dealt a setback Tuesday, when Gov. Abigail Spanberger vetoed companion bills that would have allowed dispensaries to begin opening Jan. 1. The veto comes as a surprise to many in the Old Dominion State, after she said she…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison, after he was found with multiple firearms, despite a previous felony conviction. Andrew Gustaf Nielsen, 44, of Salyersville, pleaded guilty Feb. 9 to a federal charge of possession of a firearm by a convicted…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says his office is continuing efforts to ensure the state’s elections remain free, fair and secure. Speaking Tuesday from the Attorney General’s Election Integrity Command Center in Frankfort, Coleman said voters should report suspected…
Read MoreCHARLESTON W.Va. — An $8 million grant will help Save the Children expand West Virginia’s rural child care and early education workforce. The majority of West Virginia households face barriers to child care access, and there are not enough providers to meet demand. Brooke Smith, West Virginia…
Read MoreASHLAND, Ky. — A Paintsville man who admitted to secretly recording an underage guest while she showered and changed was ordered to serve 25 years in prison during his sentencing hearing on Friday. Henry Jonathan Ritscher, 44, pleaded guilty in January to a federal charge of producing child pornography.…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — A Letcher County man is in custody following an hours-long standoff with Kentucky State Police that began with a domestic violence investigation early Friday morning. Troopers were called to Buck Road in Whitesburg just after 4 a.m. after receiving a report of a domestic assault.…
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