ASHLAND, Ky. — A Wolfe County man has been sentenced for a scheme to distribute meth across three Eastern Kentucky counties. Back in February, Clyde “Rudy” Endicott, 55, of Hazel Green, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, in exchange for having six other drug and gun charges dismissed. In doing so, he admitted to obtaining meth from a supplier and distributing the drug in Wolfe, Breathitt and Magoffin counties from June 2023 to July 2025. Endicott was already under investigation and had sold a total of more than 250 grams of meth to undercover […]

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Imagine a mining operation where workers, equipment and data are connected seamlessly — creating a safer, smarter and more efficient future for the industry. Now, researchers at the University of Kentucky will help advance that vision. UK is part of a national team led by Innovative Wireless Technologies Inc. (IWT), which has been selected by the U.S. Energy Department to negotiate an award supporting the Mine of the Future: Proving Ground Initiative. The project, “Building the Mine of the Future: A Real-World Proving Ground for Autonomous Operations, Connected Systems & AI-Driven Mining Innovation,” will create a national testing ground for […]

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LONDON, Ky. — The father of a man who was fatally shot by a Kentucky State Police trooper during a standoff at Harold last year has filed a federal lawsuit against KSP and five officers. Henry Foster III filed the lawsuit Aug. 18 in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, individually and as administrator of the estate of his son, Henry Foster IV. The lawsuit names Kentucky State Police, Troopers Corey Charles, Nicholas Howell and Ricky Newsom, and supervisors Jeremy Giles and Bryan Austin as defendants. The lawsuit stems from the Aug. 18, 2025, shooting death of […]

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LONDON, Ky. —A federal child porn case against a Pike County man has been unsealed, after the suspect was arrested yesterday. William L Bonds Jr., 55, of Canada, was arrested yesterday. He was originally indicted on a single charge of receiving child pornography on Aug. 27, but the case remained sealed until authorities took him into custody. Details of the allegations against Bonds are sparse, but he is accused of receiving child porn in Letcher County back on Sept. 7, 2025. If convicted, Bonds faces a prison sentence of between 5 and 20 years. He is currently being held in […]

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by ROD [email protected] CLINTWOOD, Va. — The Clintwood Town Council addressed employee retirement benefits, stormwater resiliency planning and several community matters during its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Clintwood Town Hall. Council members Andy Rose, Jim Childress, Mayor Danny Lambert, Vice-Mayor Talbert Bolling and Ron Kendrick attended the meeting. Council member Doris Rife was absent. The council approved minutes from its Aug. 11 and Aug. 26 meetings and adopted the evening’s agenda without additions. Council members approved a donation request to purchase an advertisement in the Ridgeview High School yearbook as well as voted to reappoint Stacy Mullins and […]

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