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.

LONDON, KY (December 16, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Criminal Justice Students hosted their 7th Annual “Operation Joy” Holiday Christmas Food Basket special event.

LANE COUNTY, OR (December 16, 2021 - The Oregon State Police is reporting that Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at approximately 7:40 AM, OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 126W at milepost 29. 

OLIVE HILL, KY (December 15, 2021) - On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, The Kentucky State Police Post 14 arrested Danny Webb, 67, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Webb was taken into custody after an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation.