SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man was already facing potential criminal charges in connection with a stolen iPhone, but he now faces multiple felony charges for what he did when deputies came to ask about it. Three deputies went to the home of Ronald Puckett, 26, of Salyersville, to ask him…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has allocated the remaining 123 million dollars of the state’s stimulus funding, ahead of a New Year’s Eve deadline. Under the plan announced Friday, Justice said 48 million dollars would be used to expand nursing education and recruitment. Another…
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, after pleading guilty to child porn and weapons charges. William Dean Blankenship, 42, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of producing child porn and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. Acting on a tip, investigators…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man has entered a guilty plea in a federal drug and gun case. James A. Newsome, 46, of Teaberry, pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing a mixture of meth and fentanyl, as well as using a gun in a drug crime. He admitted to selling an informant a mixture of 6 grams…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — After converting one 1930s photo of Pikeville into a painting, University of Pikeville English Professor Dr. James Riley will have his work shown in the Kentucky State Capitol’s Rotunda Gallery. Reporter Joel Cordial tells us more.
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man faces a long list of charges, after allegedly leading police on a chase Sunday afternoon. State troopers reported witnessing Gregory Cornette, 48, of Pikeville, run a stop sign while pulling onto Route 194 from Sycamore Road. They say he then stopped his car…
Read MoreLOGAN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is not giving road skills tests at the regional office in Logan until further notice, the agency said. The Logan office is not giving the tests due to a COVID-related staffing shortage, the DMV said in a news release Monday. Other business…
Read MoreINEZ, Ky. — A Martin County man faces a variety of charges after allegedly threatening to kill his daughter’s boyfriend. A deputy met the person making the complaint at a local gas station, where she showed the officer messages sent to her by Danny Harris, 45, of Inez. The messages included…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Getting your foot in the door normally has a positive meaning, but not when you’re being taken to jail. That’s the lesson a Mingo County woman is learning the hard way. Ailisa Hendricks, 23, of Chattaroy, was pulled over by Pikeville Police on U.S. 119 last Wednesday…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — While a Pikeville businessman seeks to have his conviction on federal health care fraud and wire fraud charges overturned, prosecutors are moving forward to recover money he was convicted of illegally obtaining. Eugene Sisco III, 36, was convicted earlier this month, following…
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