SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who might have been looking at a simple arrest for alcohol intoxication made things much worse for himself by allegedly claiming to be both a police officer and a member of Congress. Sheriff’s deputies were on the scene of a reported domestic violence complaint, when they say 47-year-old Burland Holland, of Salyersville, came walking by. The police report said Holland was staggering and using a walking stick, so a deputy asked if he was OK. The officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from Holland, who reportedly then claimed to be a […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County grand jury has raised the stakes for a Sidney man accused of shooting and killing another man back in July. Clifford Triplett, 54, was originally arrested July 13 on a charge of second-degree manslaughter. At that time, Triplett told police he and James Mounts, 50, were in an altercation, when his gun accidentally went off, killing Mounts. But the grand jury saw things differently, indicting him instead on a single count of murder. Under the manslaughter charge, Triplett had faced 5-to-10 years in prison, but the murder charge carries a potential sentence of 20-to-50 […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man and woman have been arrested after being indicted on charges of endangering two young children. Donnie Shepherd, 64, and Elizabeth Hamilton Shepherd, 32, both of Prestonsburg, were indicted by a Floyd County grand jury last month and arrested by Prestonsburg Police Det. Dennis Hutchison on Tuesday. Both are charged with two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The indictment does not provide specifics about the allegations against them, only saying they engaged in the legal definition of wanton endangerment by “manifesting extreme indifference to […]

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A former Pike County gymnastics instructor who was accused of stealing money for equipment has reached an agreement on her case.

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Attorney Ned Pillersdorf has decided to opt out of the class action suit regarding the Blackjewel miners.

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