WHITESBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors have filed a motion asking that a former Letcher County sheriff’s murder trial be held somewhere other than Letcher County or any of its surrounding counties. Shawn Mickey Stines, 44, of McRoberts, is charged with murder for shooting and killing District Judge…
Read MoreFLAT GAP, Ky. — A Johnson County man is in jail after his girlfriend told police he had beat her, moments before she passed out and had to be hospitalized. A sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a home on Ross Creek Road Saturday night, after the woman’s son reported that she had called…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after pleading guilty to federal drug and gun charges. James Edward Williams, 43, pleaded guilty to possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.…
Read MoreUPDATE: Visitation for Brandon Robinson will be held Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the Whitesburg First Baptist Church. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 1 p.m., at the church, with Buford Combs and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Bill Adams Cemetery, at Colson.…
Read MorePikeville City Police are now investigating two reports of alleged sexual assault against a female students at the University of Pikeville. Police say they received reports alleging the assaults took place in Pikeville’s city garage adjacent to the university. The department have deploying extra…
Read MoreNAUGATUCK, W.Va. — More than six months after it was damaged by flooding, postal customers can now return to the Naugatuck Post Office to pick up their mail. Other services are still limited, Postmaster Dan Howard says, but he said he believes customers will be happy with the development. “It’s…
Read MoreCORBIN, Ky. — Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers announced nearly $26 million to help support education, tourism and economic development in Kentucky’s Appalachian region. The funding was announced at the annual SOAR conference in Corbin. Fifteen recipients in 11 counties…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Pike County. Troopers say it happened around 8:30 p.m. Thursday on U.S. 119 in South Williamson. Investigators say a black Audi A3 was heading south when Meghan Jones, 36, of Williamson, W.Va., tried to…
Read MoreThe Pike County Sheriff’s Office was busy on August 27, 2025, as officers were out arresting nearly a dozen suspect drug dealers.
Read MoreThe Pike County Sheriff’s Office has released more information on their roundup of suspected drug dealers on Wednesday. Here is the list of those arrested and their charges, as well as additional, post-arrest information. Shayla Cox, 26, of Stopover – Trafficking in a controlled substance.…
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