FRANKFORT, KY – Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Tuesday issued a consumer alert warning Kentuckians of possible scams following the tornadoes and storms in Western and Central Kentucky.

The suspect vehicle collided head-on with a silver Honda Civic

YAMHILL COUNTY, OR (December 16, 2021) - The Oregon State Police that on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, OSP Troopers responded to assist Grand Ronde Tribal Police with a vehicle pursuit of a black Honda Civic eastbound on Highway 18. The suspect was involved in a Theft and Unlawful Entry into a Motor Vehicle in Lincoln City.

LEXINGTON, KY— A Lexington man, Marcus Jones, 40, was sentenced to 220 months in federal prison on Monday, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny C Reeves, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams of methamphetamine.

LEXINGTON, KY (December 16, 2021) –  A Versailles, Ky., man, Randall “Rocky” Blankenship, Jr., 49, pleaded guilty on Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Karen C. Caldwell, to a conspiracy to commit wire fraud to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans under false pretenses. 

PIKEVILLE, KY (December 16, 2021) – A Prestonsburg, Ky., man, James A. Newsome, 46, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, before U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, to distribution of methamphetamine and a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. 

Exemption Lasts 30 Days

Secretary of State Michael Adams

FRANKFORT, KY (December 16, 2021) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced his Office is exercising its statutory authority to waive the Certificate of Authority requirement for any out-of-state businesses assisting Western Kentucky with disaster relief and cleanup efforts.