PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County woman is facing child abuse charges for allegedly leaving her children home alone. Neighbors called 911 around midnight Sunday, saying there were children playing on the roof of a Washington Avenue apartment, and they had overheard them saying their mother hadn’t been home for two days. When police arrived, they found the children, who were both under the age of 12. Inside the apartment, police say they found dried feces and urine in the floor, spoiled food, expired food, trash throughout the house and dirty dishes with flies on multiple surfaces. Officers were able […]

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is getting a boost in his bid to move from the Governor’s Mansion to Number One Observatory Circle, better known as the vice president’s residence. Beshear has been rumored to be on the shortlist for consideration as likely Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’s running mate, ever since the vice president announced her intention to seek the nomination for president following the withdrawal of President Biden. Now a poll by Morning Consult is giving his bid a little more heft with a high ranking on the national stage. Beshear posted a 67 percent approval rating […]

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INEZ, Ky. — Two more people have been arrested for their part in the destruction of a Martin County religious display. Police say Brian Keith Robinette, 21, and Alexandra Danielle Riddle, 20, both of Wellington, were arrested last Friday, after Devin Morris, 24, of Inez, was arrested earlier in the week. All three are charged with trespassing. Morris and Robinette are also charged with willfully setting fire to land owned by others and desecration of venerated objects, while Riddle is charged with complicity to those same charges. Police say the three were on walking on the God’s Promise Trail in […]

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