Van Lear
CRIME & SAFETY
Magoffin women named in federal drug indictment
SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — Two Magoffin County women have been named in a federal drug indictment handed down last week. Minnie Johnson, 60, and Jennifer Fletcher, 44, both of Salyersville, are the only two defendants who have been publicly identified in the case. The identities of one or more additional defendants remain under seal, indicating they are not yet in custody.
READ ABOUTS MONDAY JULY 1ST 2024
A beautiful day is on tap we’ll have details in a few. One Perry County community is back to normal after a man barricaded himself from police Saturday evening. For several hours, the man barricaded himself in an apartment. Witnesses said the suspect threatened a woman and her kids, adding he felt sorry for her. After several hours, the man turned himself in and was taken to the Kentucky River Regional Jail and is facing several charges. This was on Combs Road in Airport Gardens.
Louisville-area pool company owner facing theft charges in Bullitt County takes plea deal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville-area pool company owner accused of taking money from dozens of clients and never building pools took a plea deal Tuesday in Bullitt County. Bullitt County Commonwealth's Attorney Bailey Taylor said Tracy Davenport pleaded guilty to two counts of theft by failure to make required...
The Mountain Mysteries Episode # 4 : Muriel Baldrige
On June 27th, 1949, a young Prestonsburg High School teenager is found brutally murdered under a bridge the small community in the mountains had become famous for. What followed was tragedy, heartbreak, and a mystery that over seven decades later, remains unsolved…. Just past the 75th anniversary of this tragic...
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