Coal Country Tattoo Expo is set to ink up Pikeville
The first Coal Country Tattoo Expo is coming to Pikeville.
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Missing Breathitt boy found dead
UPDATE, 9 p.m.: In an update on the case, Kentucky State Police announced that Jayden Spicer’s mother has been arrested in connection with her son’s death. Felicia A. Gross, 33, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, falsely reporting an incident,…
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Cuffs & Hoses Provides Fun for a Good Cause
The annual Cuffs & Hoses Block Party raised money for Christmas with a First Responder
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Bernie Sanders Visits Lenore, West Virginia
Senator Bernie Sanders visited Lenore, West Virginia, as part of the Fight Oligarchy tour.
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Two charged with stealing copper wire from sawmill
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Two men were arrested Sunday in Floyd County for allegedly stealing copper. Prestonsburg Police were called to the Jim C. Hamer sawmill on Lancer-Watergap Road in Prestonsburg over a report of a burglary in progress. But when police arrived, the subjects were already gone.…
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Plea agreement reveals Maynard to plead guilty to producing child porn
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Court records now indicate that a Pike County man plans to plead guilty to producing child pornography. Last week, Lonnie James Maynard, 54, of Raccoon, asked the court to allow him to change his plea, saying he had reached an agreement with prosecutors. On Monday, a signed copy…
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UPIKE to offer Masters of Legal Studies degree program
The University of Pikeville is teaming up with the Appalachian School of Law to offer an online Masters of Legal Studies program.
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Georgia man sentenced to 15 years for East Ky. drug charges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Georgia man arrested last year for trafficking meth and heroin in Eastern Kentucky has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Dennis Arnold “Dino” Lyons, 35, of Rex, Ga., pleaded guilty in April to possession of meth and heroin with the intent to distribute and using…
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Floyd man arrested for sending threats to postal worker
AUXIER, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested over the weekend, after police say he made threats against the post office and one of its workers. Prestonsburg Police and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jonathan Joseph Howell, 43, of Auxier, on two counts of terroristic threatening…
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Floyd County man accused of murder appears for arraignment
A Floyd County man who has been accused of murder appeared in court for arraignment and to ask for his bond to be reduced.
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