McCARR, Ky. — A Pike County man has been charged with 20 counts of possessing child porn, and earned additional charges when police raided his home. Michael Wayne Hilliary, 57, of McCarr, is charged with 20 counts of possessing child porn, four counts of felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of felon in possession of a handgun. Kentucky State Police went to serve a search warrant on Hilliary’s home as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. During their search, police found at least 20 pornographic pictures and videos of children younger than 12 on his […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky — The City of Pikeville is notifying utility customers that this month’s utility bills will be delayed due to the unexpected and immediate closure of Professional Mail Services — the company that has handled the printing and mailing of the City’s utility bills since 2017. City staff completed all required billing work and submitted the necessary data on time, in accordance with the city ordinance and the established schedule. However, PMSI abruptly ceased operations and informed the City that they would not fulfill any outstanding jobs, including this month’s bill mailing. This is the first time PMSI has […]

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — A Pike County man who is listed as a fugitive in four criminal cases found new trouble in New York City last month, when he was arrested for allegedly threatening to bomb the studio of Saturday Night Live, apparently in connection to an obsession with actress Scarlett Johansson. Michael Joseph Branham, 48, whose last known address in Pike County was on the Left Fork of Island Creek, now faces charges of falsely reporting an incident and making a threat of mass harm. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and is next scheduled to appear […]

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Pikeville citizens can expect several big changes to their roads starting later this summer.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man who authorities say has been deported from the United States four times before is now facing federal criminal charges after being arrested last month in Mingo County. Edwin Alexander Canales-Gomez, 39, was indicted Tuesday in U.S. District Court on charges of re-entry of deported alien and possession of a firearm by an alien illegally in the country. According to the indictment, Canales was found to be in the country illegally in 2005 in Laredo, Texas; in 2008 in Eagle Pass, Texas; in 2019 in Calexico, Calif.; and in 2021 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Each time, […]

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