McDOWELL, Ky. — Floyd County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people for drug trafficking, after originally pulling them over for traffic violations. A deputy pulled over a car occupied by Daniel Shepherd, 51, of Versailles, and Laverne Mullins, 58, of McDowell, Monday night. As he approached the car, he spotted Shepherd tossing something out of the window. He eventually learned that it was a beer can. After retrieving a K9 to sniff around the car, he spotted Mullins then attempt to throw away a bag, which was found to contain meth, heroin and pills. When officers asked Shepherd to step out […]

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META, Ky. — A Pike County man is dead following an early-morning crash on Wednesday. Jerrod Stanley, 35, of Pikeville, was driving along Route 194 just after 6 a.m., when his car left the roadway and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. The crash remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.

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WISE, Va. — Police in Wise County have been busy, as a roundup of 60 drug suspects began Tuesday morning. Wise County Sheriff Grant Kilgore and Commonwealth’s Attorney Brett Hall announced the roundup, dubbed “Round One of 2023.” The 60 suspects are the targets of 75 indictments and well over 100 criminal drug-related charges. The arrests stem from an investigation into the distribution of meth, fentanyl and other drugs. “I want to give credit to the law enforcement officers who are working today to keep drugs off our streets,” Sheriff Kilgore said. “I am proud to be a part of […]

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