Items such as candles and power strips can cause accidental structure fires if mishandled

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Law enforcement officers from around eastern Kentucky attended a 40-hour inservice on digital photography to improve their investigative skills.

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man has been indicted in federal court on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. Phillip Harmon, 41, of Salyersville, was indicted on Thursday. Court records in Scioto County, Ohio, indicate he pleaded guilty to rape in 2008 and served a 10-year sentence. The indictment accuses him of failing to register as a sex offender for the past four years. If convicted, he faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Court records indicate he is currently being held in the Lorain Correction Institution, in Grafton, Ohio. The […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Sentencing for a former federal corrections officer who revealed an “unofficial policy” to abuse inmates at the Martin County federal prison has been delayed once again, with his new sentencing date set more than a year after he pleaded guilty to federal charges. Terry Melvin, who worked as a lieutenant at U.S. Penitentiary Big Sandy, pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy against rights and deprivation of civil rights related to the assault of inmates from early 2021 to March 2022. However, his plea agreement went on to reveal a conspiracy by at least 17 other prison employees […]

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FCA Area Director Bryan Maynard discusses the faith behind the event.

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