Today we’re featuring Lauren McCoart, director for Prestonsburg Tourism.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Pike County woman has pleaded guilty to producing child porn. Pamela Denise Sargent, 45, of Kimper, was charged with four counts of producing child pornography. In Lexington federal court on Friday, she pleaded guilty to two of those charges, in exchange for the other two being dropped. In her plea agreement, she admitted to producing a sexually explicit video of herself with a toddler-aged boy and another of two toddler-aged boys with each other. Sargent will now face between 15 and 30 years in prison when she is sentenced July 9.

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LONDON, Ky. — A Pike County man accused of possessing child porn has seen his federal trial date delayed more than two months. Charles Michael Hopkins, 34, of Virgie, is charged with possession of child porn, a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Police raided Hopkins’ home back in October, when they seized several electronic devices. When they interviewed Hopkins afterwards, he first told them he was sent images by a person he met online. He said he deleted the images after discovering they were child porn. However, court records say he later told police that he […]

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HAZARD, Ky. – The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team has been requested by KSP Post 13 in Hazard to investigate a fatal crash that occurred Sunday morning in Hazard. A trooper from Post 13 was responding to an emergency call for service in Knott County, traveling east on Route 80. Another vehicle, which was traveling west on Route 80, attempted to turn left onto Perry Circle Road and into the path of the trooper’s vehicle. The two vehicles collided in the intersection of KY-80 and Perry Circle Road. The Trooper sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported […]

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