PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Former Pikeville Police Chief James G. Justice has died at the age of 77. Justice, of Pikeville, died Monday, August 31, at his home. Justice served 28 years with the Pikeville Police Department, beginning as a patrol officer and eventually serving 11 years as chief of police. During his career, he also served as a sergeant, detective and assistant chief. After retiring from the police department, Justice served eight years as director of law enforcement and transportation for Pikeville Medical Center. Justice was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served four years during the Vietnam War and […]

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LONDON, Ky. — A Perry County woman who was arrested on a child porn charge back in April now faces substantially more prison time, after her case was moved to federal court. Megan Caldwell Combs, 37, of Hazard, was arrested April 6, following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. At that time, police alleged she had been discovered sharing sexually explicit images of children online, and electronic equipment believed to be used in the crime was seized for forensic examination. She was charged at the time of her arrest with four counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance of […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg man and woman were arrested after police say they were raising their children in ‘deplorable’ conditions. Prestonsburg Elementary School Resource Officer Chris Hicks and Prestonsburg Police Det. Dennis Hutchison responded Tuesday to a report of an 8-year-old student who showed up at school with injuries which he said were caused by a dog at home. The officers and a social worker went to a home on East Harris Street to question the parents, Robert Adams, 42, and Cassandra Adams, 42, about the incident. The police report notes the officers detected a foul odor coming from […]

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