PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Madison County man who was arrested for drug trafficking after being pulled over for speeding in Pike County has pleaded guilty to federal drug charge. George Anthony Walker, 55, of Richmond, was arrested back in March, after he was pulled over for driving 51 miles an hour on Hambley Boulevard, which has a speed limit of 35. During that stop, police found nearly 112 grams of meth in his car. On Friday, Walker pleaded guilty to possession of more than 50 grams of meth with the intent to distribute. Because Walker has a previous drug trafficking […]

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been arrested on felony assault and terroristic threatening charges after he allegedly stabbed a man who tried to break up a fight between him and his wife. Kentucky State Police responded after receiving multiple calls about an altercation at a home on Limestone Branch. The responding trooper noted seeing blood all over the house and a knife stuck in a table when he arrived. After interviewing witnesses, police determined that Rickie Romine, 52, of Salyersville, was in a physical altercation with his wife, when a man heard the woman calling for help […]

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Former Pike County Assistant Attorney Donald Kyle Deskins has been sentenced to five years in prison on one count of tampering with physical evidence in connection to the death of wife in 2021.

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The shelter will be joined by volunteers from Mission Experience to help improve the quality of life around the Pikeville area

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June is Men’s Health Month, meaning the health department is encouraging local men to keep tabs on their physical and mental health

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