ASHLAND, Ky. — A former inmate at the Martin County federal prison who was indicted last month for assaulting guards at the facility has now been charged with murder. Daviian Dwane Roberts, 35, formerly of Midland, Texas, is now charged with murder for allegedly killing fellow inmate Michael Smith in October of 2024. Last month, he was charged with three counts of assaulting USP Big Sandy correctional officers after being accused of attack three guards with a weapon in March of 2025. The assault charges could add up to 20 years to Roberts’ sentence, but the murder charge could result […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man arrested last year for a pair of sexual assaults targeting female college students in the city parking garage was arrested again Thursday, this time charged with possessing child porn. Terry Weston Rogers, 29, of Pikeville, was arrested just after 5 p.m. by Pikeville Police. The arrest warrant accuses Rogers of having more than 1-thousand photos depicting sexual performances by a minor on his phone. Rogers is currently being held on a $250,000 bond in the Pike County Detention Center.

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ASHCAMP, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is investigating after a passenger died of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday. Police say Matthew Corbett was operating a 2020 Ford Transit ambulance owned by Lifeguard EMS along Route 197 at Ashcamp just before 4 p.m., when the vehicle left the road and overturned. Douglas Jones, a passenger in the vehicle, was taken to a local hospital. He later died. Trooper Terry Mounts is in charge of the investigation. He was assisted at the scene by Post 9 personnel, the Sycamore Volunteer Fire Department, and Lifeguard Ambulance Service.

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Mingo County man arrested last week on a federal child porn charge has now been indicted. Tyler Castor, 22, of Williamson but formerly of the Belfry area, was formally charged Thursday with one count of attempting to produce child porn. The charge carries a potential prison sentence of between 15 and 30 years. Castor came under investigation after a Pike County woman told Kentucky State Police that her 13-year-old granddaughter had been receiving sexual messages from a man. The girl had screenshots of the conversation, during which the man, later identified as Castor, allegedly sent pictures […]

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PHELPS, Ky. – Phelps High School’s basketball standout Tyler Weddington is heads and shoulders above all other players in rebounding statewide, with his average of 16 rebounds a game leading players across the commonwealth – four more a game than second-place Foundation Christian Academy’s Logan Nix. Now he’s making headlines in scouting reports such as Kevin Moses’ self-named blog kevinmosesscouting.com. In his post, “Kentucky’s Rebounding King: Power, Production, and Purpose,” Moses touts Weddington as more than a one-season wonder. “The numbers don’t lie. Tyler is averaging 29.6 points, 16.8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and 3 blocks per game, ranking […]

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