PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One man was killed Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash along U.S. 23 in Pikeville. According to Kentucky State Police, the crash happened just before 4 p.m. The preliminary investigation indicates that Paul Bisbee was traveling south in a 1988 Dodge Ram SUV when his vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes and struck the concrete bridge wall. Bisbee was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by Trooper Braxton Whitmore. Trooper Whitmore was assisted at the scene by personnel from Post 9 and local first responder agencies.

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LONDON, Ky. — The legal battle between the Jenkins Independent School District and a Letcher County woman banned from school property has intensified, with both sides filing competing arguments over whether a federal judge should temporarily lift the ban while the case proceeds. Elizabeth Jones, represented by the ACLU of Kentucky, is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction allowing her to attend school sporting events and other public activities while her First Amendment lawsuit moves forward. The school district argues the ban is necessary to protect students from harassment and should remain in place. Jones was initially barred […]

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A Martin County man has been sentenced in a federal drug case. Cody Gene Spears, 30, of Lovely, pleaded guilty back in January to a single count of distributing more than 50 grams of meth. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a related conspiracy charge. After evaluating his criminal history and offense level, Spears was facing a sentence of between 188 and 235 months in prison. In a court filing, his attorney argued for a lesser sentence of 120 months, noting that Spears had endured a childhood of watching his parents buy and use drugs, and that […]

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