First responders are gearing up to help kids in need enjoy Christmas.

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FREEBURN, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is investigating a violent attack that left a Pike County woman critically injured. Troopers were called Saturday to Chestnut Branch in Freeburn, where they found Nancy Gearles was found lying on a bench outside a burning house with multiple cuts, bruises and burns. Police say her eyes were swollen shut and she was bleeding from her ears and nose. Gearles was initially unable to speak with officers, who were only able to identify her based on the mailbox outside the house and a tattoo on her chest. While police were still on the scene, […]

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ASHLAND, Ky. — A Pike County man has been sentenced 17.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to producing child pornography. Lonnie James Maynard, 54, of Raccoon, pleaded guilty to producing child porn back in August. In his plea agreement, he admitted directing a boy to send him a two-second nude video through Snapchat. According to the sentencing guidelines used in the case, Maynard faced a sentence of between 168 and 210 months in prison. On Monday, U.S. District Judge David Bunning sentenced him to the maximum of that range, 210 months. However, prosecutors had sought an even stiffer sentence […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. –The trial of a Johnson County man accused of secretly videoing a 15-year-old girl while she changed clothes and bathed has been delayed to allow the defense time to review the evidence. Henry Jonathan Ritscher, 43, of Paintsville, is facing federal charges of producing and possessing child porn. He is accused of installing hidden cameras to record the girl when she stayed at his home. He reportedly confessed to police, saying he had been recording her for a year-and-a-half. He further told police he only used the images for his own sexual fantasies. He was scheduled to go […]

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HUEYSVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing several felony charges for leading police on a high-speed chase after allegedly stealing cable. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office was called to Jefferson Road at Hueysville Monday night, when a resident said internet service went out and he looked out a window to see Nathan Lee Sturgill, 41, of Hueysville, loading fiber-optic cable into his truck. The resident followed Sturgill to keep advising police of his location, and soon Sheriff John Hunt caught up with him on Turkey Creek Road. Sheriff Hunt attempted to pull him over, but Sturgill sped away […]

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