CAMPTON, Ky. — A Powell County woman faces spending the rest of her life in prison, after she disclosed to her health care provider that she had aborted her pregnancy. Kentucky State Police Post 8 in Morehead was informed by United Clinic in Campton about the incident. Troopers and detectives went to the clinic and interviewed the patient, Melinda S. Spencer, 35, of Campton. Spencer told police she had ordered medication to complete an abortion and had taken it, resulting in her aborting a “developed male infant,” police said. KSP says she further told them she buried the remains on […]

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Paintsville’s Director of Public Safety Darrell Preston details how the city has taken steps to crack down on illicit drug use in the city.

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Salyersville now has more than $1.2M to invest in beautification for the city’s restaurant row area.

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. – Magoffin County Judge-Executive Matt Wireman shared with residents on Facebook yesterday evening that he will retire from his office effective Wednesday making January 1 his first official day of out of office. “This decision is about timing and doing things the right way,” Wireman said in his statement. “including taking the required twelve-month break in service before I can return to the same office.” He later addressed what he said was “how things work in a small town.” “There will be talk,” he said. “A few local ‘political experts’ will get together over coffee and come up […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man faces a number of charges after being accused of assaulting several children. Pikeville Police were called to an apartment on College Street over a report of a domestic violence incident between a man and child. When they arrived, they were met outside by five children and a woman carrying a baby. The woman told police Deshaun Lemar Gwyn, 34, shoved her out of the way while she was holding the baby in order to attack their sons. One boy was holding a large clump of hair which he said his father pulled out. […]

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