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Breaking: Elderly Martin County resident found dead during heat wave
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LOVELY — A 92-year-old Riverfront Road man was found dead inside his mobile home Monday evening after his landlord asked authorities to check on him during a stretch of dangerous heat in eastern Kentucky. Fleming Hurley, 92, was discovered on the kitchen floor of the single-wide trailer near the Oppy…
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Three women charged with drug trafficking in infant death investigation
BY LAUREL SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — Three women face drug trafficking and conspiracy charges after investigators executing a search warrant in connection with the death of a 4-month-old infant allegedly uncovered evidence of drug distribution inside a Matewan residence. Tonya Hayton, 50, of Williamson; Blanche Elizabeth Dotson, 35, of Belfry, Kentucky; and Regina…
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Woman dies after apparent dog attack
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MAYTOWN — A Floyd County woman died Sunday after an apparent dog attack along Railroad Street in the Maytown community, authorities said. Cynthia “Cindy” Patton Prater was found unresponsive in the roadway shortly before 3 p.m., according to the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office. Floyd County Coroner Greg Nelson responded and…
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Missing woman found dead
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PRESTONSBURG — The body found April 21 down an embankment along Kentucky Route 1428 in Floyd County has been identified as Kayla Reffett, 38, of Prestonsburg, who had been missing since March 30. Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville said deputies with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office discovered Reffitt’s…
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Police investigate fatal shooting
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT BEAVER — Kentucky State Police have opened a death investigation after troopers found a woman fatally shot Friday in the Beaver community of Floyd County. KSP said it was called by Prestonsburg 911 regarding an unresponsive female. Troopers and investigators arrived at the 14000 block of Kentucky Route 979, where they located…
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Detectives return to scene in human remains case
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Kentucky State Police detectives returned Thursday to the wooded hills off Coldwater Road near Inez, where a hunter discovered human skeletal remains Oct. 20. Martin County Coroner Chris Todd and Penny Steffey of the Kentucky Search Dog Association joined detectives in combing the area for any remains that…
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Officials confirm human remains found in hills, missing Inez man’s ID and foodstamp card inside clothing
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Officials have confirmed that a hunter discovered human remains Monday evening in the hills off Coldwater Road in Inez. They also confirmed that an ID and foodstamp card in an article of clothing belong to an Inez man who has been missing since March 4. Investigators recovered skeletal…
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Body of missing Virginia man found in creek in Elkhorn City
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN ELKHORN CITY — Authorities are investigating the death of a Virginia man whose body was found June 4 in a creek in Elkhorn City. Kentucky State Police from the Pikeville Post responded to the scene near Big Branch Road after the Elkhorn City Police Department reported the body in the…
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Deputy-involved shooting leaves one dead
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LENORE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police (WVSP) Williamson detachment is investigating a fatal deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Lenore in Mingo County. The incident happened Friday evening in the Laurel Creek Road area. WVSP says deputies with the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired.…
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Authorities investigating discovery of human remains in Mingo County
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT DINGESS, W.Va. — Authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains in the Dingess area of Mingo County, officials said. The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department received a report around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday and dispatched deputies to the scene. After confirming the remains were human, they requested assistance from the West Virginia…
