FRANKFORT, Ky. — Federal prosecutors have given notice of their intent to introduce evidence of additional criminal acts in their fraud and theft case against suspended Pike County Circuit Judge Howard Keith Hall. Hall was indicted back in April on two counts of mail fraud and one count of theft of government funds dating back to his time as county attorney. The indictment alleges he misused the county attorney’s office payroll to pay an assistant county attorney who did little or no work approximately $440,000 in salary and benefits. That assistant has since been identified as Michael Shane Hall in […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Power is planning to submit its application to raise its rates later this week, but a statement on the company’s website sheds some light on how much extra they are asking customers to pay. Last month, the company gave notice that it would be filing an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission, seeking permission to adjust its rates. That application will be filed on Friday, the company now says on its website, and if approved would mean an increase of about 15 percent on residential bills. The company says it is seeking to increase residential […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prestonsburg Police arrested a Johnson County man Friday, after they say he broke into the old Jerry’s Restaurant to harvest metal from it. Police were called to the building just after 3:30 p.m., Friday, over a report of a suspicious person. When they arrived, they found a vehicle parked out back and Jeremy Lee Perry, 42, of Wittensville, coming out of the building. Perry told police he hadn’t been in the building, but had just stopped because he had a flat tire. But police didn’t believe that story added up to the scene before them, where they […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — An Ohio sex offender was arrested in Paintsville for not maintaining his registration requirements. Jvonta Cameron Buckley, 35, currently of Paintsville but formerly from Columbus, pleaded guilty in 2016 to a federal charge of possessing child porn, for which he was sentenced to 100 months in prison. He was initially charged with sex trafficking by force, sex trafficking of children and production of child porn, but those charges were dropped in exchange for his plea. As part of his conviction, he is required to register his address with the sex offender registry, but his last registered address […]

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STAFFORDSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County teen has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his mother and sister. Police were called to a home on Grassy Creek Road, at Staffordsville, by a juvenile who said her brother was on top of her mother, assaulting and strangling her. When police arrived, they found Russell Wheeler, 18, being held in a headlock by his father, who said he was trying to keep him from further acts of violence. Wheeler’s mother reported that he choked her, and her arm was believed to be broken due to severe bruising and swelling. His sister also told […]

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