PRESS RELEASE- UK ATHLETICS The University of Kentucky cheerleaders claimed one title on Sunday and finished third in another competition. UK’s white squad won the University World Cup Cheerleading Premier Large Coed title on Sunday, Kentucky’s first title in that division. The Cats had a nearly flawless performance to top the field by a wide margin. In the Universal Cheerleading Association Division IA Large Coed competition, Kentucky entered the finals in second place but dropped a spot after Sunday’s performance. This is the division that UK has won a record 24 times, by far the most of any school. South […]

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NORTON, Va. — A Wise County man has been indicted on federal drug and gun charges. Courtland Ramon Gales, 36, of Norton, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Abingdon. He is charged with distributing meth and felon in possession of a firearm. He is accused of distributing meth back in August and possessing a handgun back in September. Because he has prior drug trafficking convictions, he could face an enhanced sentence if he is found guilty. Gales is currently being held in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail at Duffield. He is scheduled to appear in Abingdon […]

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LEBURN, Ky. — The Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s Fifth District Congressional seat and the Republican judge-executive of Knott County sparred on social media Saturday evening, in a dispute over a planned Democratic rally. Shortly after 4:30 p.m., Prestonsburg attorney and Democratic House candidate Ned Pillersdorf accused Knott County Judge-Executive Jeff Dobson of “blatant discrimination” by the “likely illegal” cancellation of a Jan. 29 reservation of the Knott County Sportsplex, where Pillersdorf planned a rally for his campaign and Democrats running for U.S. Senate. Pillersdorf said that the rally will now take place at the Hazard Forum on the same date. […]

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MARTIN, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested Thursday, after police raided his home and seized a large amount of drugs. Officers with Kentucky State Police Drug Enforcement Special Investigations East Unit served a search warrant at the Sunny Road home of David Ousley, 44. During their search, they seized nearly three-quarters of a pound of meth, 23 Xanax bars, three oxycodone tablets, 21 methadone wafers, 26 Tramadol tablets and 7 lbs. of marijuana, along with 21 long guns, 10 handguns and about $5,400 in cash. After he was read his rights, the police report alleges Ousley told police […]

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EASTERN, Ky. — A Floyd County woman was arrested for DUI and other charges while in the school pickup line. It happened Wednesday afternoon at Duff-Allen Central Elementary, where a school resource officer approached a car to ask who the driver was picking up. The police report says that when the woman, identified as Jessica Rocha, 30, rolled down her window, he immediately detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. He also wrote that three children were in the car and she told him she was there to pick up a fourth. The officer said she had […]

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