COLSON, Ky. — A Letcher County man died and a woman was injured in a single-vehicle crash late Saturday night at Colson, according to Kentucky State Police. Troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard responded shortly before midnight Saturday to a crash detection alert near the intersection of Route 7 and Route 1410. Investigators say a Lincoln MKZ driven by Kathy Hall, 71, of Deane, was traveling north on route 7 while transporting 72-year-old Eugene Hall to the hospital for a medical emergency. According to the preliminary investigation, Eugene Hall became unresponsive during the trip. Police say Kathy […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man. David Scott Dalton, 51, was last seen April 28. Anyone with information about Dalton is asked to contact the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office at (606) 789-3411 or call 911. ​Ralph Davis​

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The judge over the Amber Spradlin murder trial has agreed with a request to release Michael McKinney from home incarceration, but he denied his request to end random drug testing. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at McKinney’s Arkansas Creek home. McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, has been charged with her murder, while both McKinneys and family friend Josh Mullins are charged with multiple counts of evidence tampering for allegedly trying to cover up the crime. After Special Judge Eddy Coleman delayed the trial until January, Michael McKinney’s attorney, Terry Dean Jacobs, indicated he would ask for […]

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