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Police identify suspect wanted for fleeing traffic stop last week
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One week after a Pike County man fled into the hills during a traffic stop, Kentucky State Police is continuing to search for him. Police have identified the suspect as Christopher Ray Stanley, who according to court records is 44 years old and a resident of Raccoon Road. Stanley was helping a man move a washing machine, when he was pulled over on U.S. 119 in Pikeville for not wearing a seat belt. He reportedly yelled that he had a warrant for his arrest for jumping out of the truck and running into the hills. Despite a […]
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Police: Man had fentanyl in system when he crashed with wife, infant in car
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg man was arrested after police say he was involved in a DUI crash with his wife and child in the car. Prestonsburg Police were called shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to the wreck on U.S. 23. When they arrived, the woman and infant passengers were being taken away in an ambulance, while the driver, 30-year-old Charles Vanderpool, was waiting to also be taken away. A witness told police that Vanderpool’s car was traveling north, when it drifted into the oncoming lane and struck a guardrail. The witness said he never saw Vanderpool hit the brakes. […]
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Paintsville man faces additional jail time after bomb threat called into court before burglary sentencing
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man is facing a felony terroristic threatening charge, after a bomb threat was called into the Johnson County Judicial Center. The threat was called into the courthouse on Friday. The clerk who answered the call said a woman told her she had overheard two men talking about planning to target a judge by planting a bomb in the courthouse. Police were able to get the caller’s phone number from Caller ID, which came back to a phone owned by Dusty Adrian Hamilton, 43, of Paintsville. Hamilton had been seen at the courthouse that day, […]
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McDowell couple arrested over allegations they kept children locked in room
McDOWELL, Ky. — A Floyd County couple is facing multiple felony counts over allegations they would lock their four children in a room for hours at a time. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office was called Friday to assist the Division of Protection and Permanency with an investigation into a report of child neglect. When deputies arrived at the mobile home on Brown Branch at McDowell, they could see four children watching them from a window on the side of the trailer. Police spoke with the parents — Zachery Kyle Brown, 35, and Cassandra Lashay Brooke Jones-Cooley, 27 — and told […]
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Dickenson School Board amends budget, approves insurance rates
by RODERICK MULLINS CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Dickenson County School Board took action on key fiscal and personnel items during its meeting on Wednesday, June 24, including finalizing plans for the upcoming school year and recognizing staff for their long-term service. Budget and Financial PlanningSchool officials provided an update on the fiscal year 2027 budget, noting that the Virginia General Assembly has reached an agreement that includes an average 4% raise for employees and expanded funding for special education and at-risk programs. Officials noted that the required local match is expected to increase, though exact figures are pending from the […]
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