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• Van Strikes Three Pedestrians Along I-64

  April 16, 2012 9:32 AM

  Police have released the identity of a man killed when he was struck by a vehicle along with two other pedestrians in Carter County Friday afternoon. Police say Jimmy Yang, 39, Ren Yang, 65, and Lin Hung, 24, got out of a pickup truck after pulling onto the shoulder... more »

• Man Dies In Carter Co. Logging Accident

  March 15, 2012 12:14 PM

  Kentucky State Police say a man died in a Carter County logging accident Wednesday afternoon. Police say witnesses told them Joseph D. Adams, 49, of Webbville, was operating a log skidder on steep terrain in a wooded area when it malfunctioned, causing it to slide down the hill. Adams... more »

• Carter County Churches Burglarized

  February 27, 2012 9:09 AM

  Kentucky State Police are investigating a pair of church burglaries in Carter County. Police say both break-ins happened Thursday. The first, at the Pactolus United Methodist Church on KY-1 in Grayson, was reported around 9:30 a.m. The second burglary was reported at 2:15 p.m. at the New Life Victory... more »

• State Police Say Carter County Woman, Children Are Fine, No Longer Missing

  May 7, 2011 3:45 PM

  State Police said Saturday that a Carter County woman and her two children who were last seen almost three weeks ago are fine, in good health and no longer considered missing. Kentucky State Police in Ashland say Staphne Ann Hall, 28, and her children Cynthia Hall, 9, and Robert... more »

• Search Continues For Missing Carter County Woman Swept Away By Flood Waters Play Video

  July 23, 2010 11:37 AM

  Search crews returned Friday to the creek where a Carter County woman is feared dead after being washed away in her mobile home earlier this week. Fire departments have been looking along the banks of the Little Sinking Creek for 72-year-old Mary Littleton since her mobile home washed away in... more »

• Search Continues For Missing Elderly Woman Swept Away By Flood Waters Play Video

  July 22, 2010 12:25 PM

  Crews on Thursday resumed the search for an elderly Carter County woman whose mobile home was swept away by flood waters Wednesday morning. Officials say Mary Littleton, 72, disappeared around daybreak as her mobile home on Fultz Road was washed into the Little Sinking Creek area by flood waters, about... more »

• Search For Elderly Carter County Woman To Resume Play Video

  July 22, 2010 5:32 AM

  Crews plan to resume searching for an elderly Carter County woman Thursday morning. Mary Littleton was trapped inside her mobile home when flood waters carried it downstream. It happened during heavy rains in the Fultz area Wednesday, along the banks of Little Sinking Creek. Family members tried to save the... more »

• Officials Search For Elderly Carter County Woman After Mobile Home Swept Away By Flood Waters Play Video

  July 21, 2010 1:21 PM

  Officials say an elderly Carter County woman is missing and nearly 100 homes have been damaged after torrential rains moved through the state Wednesday. Officials say Mary Littleton, 71, disappeared around daybreak as her mobile home on Fultz Road was washed into the Little Sinking Creek area by flood waters,... more »

• Fayette County Woman Killed In I-64 Crash In Carter County

  July 19, 2010 2:06 PM

  State Police in Ashland are continuing their investigation into a single vehicle fatal collision that claimed the life of a Fayette County resident. The accident happened at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday near the 170 mile marker on I-64 in Carter County. Angela Acosta, 31, was operating a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier... more »

• Hundreds Gather To Remember Triple Murder Victims

  July 11, 2010 8:36 PM

  Monday marks the twelfth anniversary of a triple murder in Carter County, and although several years have passed, friends and family of the victims want to keep their memory alive. They say they never want them forgotten, the three young men who went for an ATV ride back... more »

• Carter County Man Charged In 2009 Murder

  June 7, 2010 1:36 PM

  A Carter County man was arrested Monday and charged in the December 2009 murder of a Carter County man in which police say he killed the man in a home then set the home on fire. On December 13, police received possible arson at a residence in Olive Hill. Upon... more »

• Man Shot To Death While Forcing His Way Into Carter County Home

  April 7, 2010 12:33 PM

  Police in Carter County are investigating after a shooting Wednesday morning that left a man dead. The shooting happened at about 6 a.m. at a home on Clark Hill Avenue in Olive Hill. Police say Boyd E. Littleton II, 45, was shot to death by homeowner Carl Bright when Littleton... more »

• Eastbound I-64 Shut Down In Carter County

  February 10, 2010 7:19 AM

  Both lanes of eastbound I-64 have reopened in Carter County near Grayson after the highway was shut down for about two hours due to an accident. The accident happened near mile marker 174 around 7 a.m. more »

• Pair Sentenced In Nursing Home Abuse Case

  January 20, 2010 3:58 PM

  Two former caregivers at a Carter County nursing home who pleaded guilty last month to their roles in the abuse of a patient were sentenced Wednesday in the case. Todd Gribbens and Earl Pelphrey pleaded guilty to several charges on December 4 in Carter County circuit court. The two were... more »

• Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal House Fire

  December 14, 2009 3:02 PM

  Police in Carter County have arrested a man in connection with a house fire Sunday that left a person dead. Police say the fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday at a home on state highway 2078 in Carter County near Olive Hill. The name of person who died... more »

• Two Plead Guilty In Nursing Home Abuse Case

  December 7, 2009 2:53 PM

  Two former caregivers at a Carter County nursing home have entered into plea agreements on charges of abusing a patient. Todd Gribbens and Earl Pelphrey pleaded guilty to several charges Friday in Carter County circuit court. The two were indicted in 2007 in connection with the abuse of Michael Price,... more »

• Man Arraigned In Carter County Double Murder Case Play Video

  November 23, 2009 11:59 AM

  One of the men charged in a Carter County double homicide was arraigned in the case Monday morning. David Caudill, 33, was arrested because police say they say they caught him driving one of the victims' cars. Investigators say Caudill killed Virginia Massard and her friend, 27-year-old "Little Joe" Cox.... more »

• Man Charged In Carter County Murders

  November 20, 2009 9:49 PM

  A man arrested earlier this week in connection with a double homicide investigation in Carter County has been charged with the murders. Monday, State Police arrested 33-year-old David Caudill because they say they caught him driving one of the victims' cars. Friday, detectives charged him with two counts of murder.... more »

• Police Say Carter County Deaths Not Related Play Video

  November 17, 2009 11:13 AM

  Kentucky State Police say they don't think there is any connection in three deaths that happened in Carter County within 24 hours. The first deaths were a double-homicide in the Mocabee Creek area. Police say they found Joseph Cox, 27, and Virginia Massard, 49, dead on Monday. Autopsies are set... more »