Pikeville ace hurler Isaac Duty pitched well enough to send the Panthers to the Elite 8 of the state baseball tournament under sunny skies at Counter Clocks Field in Lexington. On Friday. Harrison County scored a pair od unearned runs, including the game winner on a wild pitch, to beat the Panthers, 2-1. Duty scattered […]

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MATEWAN, W.Va. — Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, the man wanted for shooting and killing West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard, is now in custody. Police say Kennedy killed Maynard and then fled into the surrounding area, prompting a manhunt for several hours. Word of his arrest came just before 11 p.m. Details of his capture were not immediately available.

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MATEWAN, W.Va. — A West Virginia state trooper has been shot and killed, and a manhunt is underway for the suspect. The shooting happened Friday afternoon along Beech Creek Road. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice later confirmed that Sgt. Cory Maynard died as a result. Police say that Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, is their suspect. Police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. According to Mingo County Emergency Management, police are actively searching the immediate area. They advise residents of the area to take shelter. Anyone with information about Kennedy’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or […]

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BIG STONE GAP, Va. — A Wise County man faces a potential life sentence, after being indicted on drug and gun charges in federal court. Rodney Allen Pickett, 50, of Coeburn, is charged with conspiracy, four counts of distributing meth, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a machine gun. Court records accuse Pickett of working with others to distribute meth in Wise and Lee counties for more than a year. Trial has been set for July 18. He is currently being held in the regional jail in […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A traffic stop of a suspected impaired driver led Prestonsburg Police to a drug trafficking arrest. It happened Friday morning on Route 114. After Charles Cantrell, 47, of Salyersville, was pulled over on suspicion of DUI, police located more than two ounces of meth, along with several pills. Cantrell was arrested and charged with trafficking in meth and two counts of trafficking in a controlled substance.

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