LOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County boy faces a criminal charge, after his school received a threat. Kentucky State Police, Louisa Police and the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office were called to Louisa Middle School Thursday morning about a threat the school had received. After investigating, a 12-year-old boy was charged with third-degree terroristic threatening. Thursday morning’s incident was the latest in a rash of threats schools around the region have received, possibly spurred by a school shooting in Georgia last week and the I-75 shooting in Laurel County over the weekend. KSP is urging parents to talk with their children […]

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ABINGDON, Va. — A Wise County man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge, after police found drugs hidden on him during a traffic stop. Wesley Dylan Ramos, 31, of Wise, was pulled over for DUI in Norton back in February. When he was searched after his arrest, police found a sock containing meth, cocaine and pills stuffed down the front of his pants. As they continued to investigate, police discovered the pills were meth and that Ramos had been selling them as “a new form” of the drug. Multiple confidential sources also told police Ramos had been selling […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Martin County man has pleaded guilty to federal child porn charges, after admitting to coercing teens to send him explicit videos. Dustin Newsome, 35, of Debord, pleaded guilty Monday to one count of coercing minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for child porn and one count of possessing child porn. The case came to investigators’ attention in August, when a parent reported finding THC vape cartridges in her son’s room. When the son was questioned, he admitted to obtaining the cartridges, alcohol, a cellphone and other items of value from a mail carrier, later identified […]

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Two school districts in Eastern Kentucky report investigating worrisome statements made by students, but have concluded there is no danger to anyone following an investigation. Paintsville Independent Schools Supt. Thomas Salyer sent a letter to parents reporting that Paintsville High School administrators had learned Monday that one of their students had sent a text to another student, threatening to bring a gun to school and cause harm. The school district reported the incident to Paintsville Police, which investigated and concluded that there was no credible threat to students or staff. However, police placed additional officers in and around the school […]

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LOUISA, Ky. — A former union officer has been charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the union over a period of three-and-a-half years. Michael Wayne Nelson, of Louisa, served as secretary and treasurer for the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Local 496. In a federal indictment handed down Thursday, Nelson is accused of writing union checks totaling more than $35,000 to himself from December of 2017 to June of 2021. He is now charged with union embezzlement, check forgery and identity theft. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted, as well as repayment of […]

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