Appalachian News-Express

Two Alleged DUI's in One Day

Appalachian News-Express — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:42:26 +0000

An Elkhorn City man was arrested twice over the weekend after allegedly being found intoxicated behind the wheel twice in 24 hours. During his first DUI stop, Steven D. Miller, 36, reportedly admitted to a police officer that he'd been drinking but "not that much."

18 Alleged Dealers Charged in Pike Raid

Appalachian News-Express — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:04:27 +0000

A drug roundup in Pike County resulted in the arrest of nearly a dozen people on Tuesday. According to a statement from Operation UNITE, 10 people were arrested in Tuesday’s round-up which sought the arrest of 18 people suspected of drug trafficking.

Legal Action Take Against Johnson Mining Operations

Appalachian News-Express — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:55:32 +0000

Two groups with a history of environmental activism have taken aim at an Eastern Kentucky coal mine with a lawsuit asking that a court declare the coal mine is in violation of the Clean Water Act. In addition, the lawsuit, filed by the Sierra Club and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, asks that the court force Laurel Mountain Resources to install treatment facilities, pay civil penalties and conduct monitoring and sampling to prevent pollution at its Johnson County mine.

2012 General Assembly Tackles Important Issues

Appalachian News-Express — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 18:30:16 +0000

Amid continued budget hardships and a slew of issues which need immediate action, state and local officials are preparing to tackle challenges which continue to plague the state. With the upcoming legislative session just days away, local lawmakers and officials are looking to the upcoming session, which begins Jan. 3, with hopes that issues such as prescription drug abuse, coal severance funding and education will receive attention during what some feel may be one of the most important sessions in recent memory.

Pike Co. Interstate Pill Network Busted

Appalachian News-Express — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:34:49 +0000

An interstate drug pipeline responsible for bringing tens of thousands of prescription pills into Pike County was broken up with the arrest of three people, Operation UNITE officials announced Friday. “We delivered a major hit with these arrests,” said Dan Smoot, deputy director of Operation UNITE. “This network was responsible for distributing more than 50,000 Oxycodone pills within Pike County during the past 12 months. It was definitely a multi-million dollar operation.”