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• Jury Recommends Five-Year Sentence For Doctor Convicted In Wife's Death Play Video

  August 25, 2010 10:44 AM

  A jury that found a Mercer County doctor guilty of second-degree manslaughter Tuesday night in the death of his wife recommended a sentence of five years in the case Wednesday. The jury found Dr. Steven Hall guilty of second degree manslaughter at about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday after deliberating for almost... more »

• Testimony Ends In Murder Trial Of Mercer County Doctor

  August 24, 2010 10:13 AM

  Testimony concluded Tuesday morning and opening arguments have begun in the murder trial of a Mercer County doctor accused of killing his wife. Prosecutors say Dr. Steven Hall killed his wife, Isabel Hall, by running over her with a pontoon boat during a trip to Herrington Lake. During testimony on... more »

• More Women Come Forward With Claims Against Laurel County Doctor Play Video

  August 19, 2010 12:52 PM

  Several more women have come forward to claim a Laurel County doctor crossed the line during female examinations. The Sentinel Echo reports that 15 more women have been added to a potential class action lawsuit against Dr. Jackie Maxey. The women say the doctor performed unnecessary pelvic and vaginal exams... more »

• Trial Begins For Doctor Accused Of Killing Wife On Herrington Lake Play Video

  August 16, 2010 11:04 AM

  The murder trial for a Boyle County doctor accused of killing his wife by running over her in a pontoon boat on Herrington Lake began Monday with jury selection. Police say Steven Hall confessed to intentionally running over his wife Isabel with their pontoon boat after they had an argument... more »

• Change Of Venue Denied In Trial Of Doctor Accused Of Killing Wife On Lake Play Video

  August 12, 2010 1:38 PM

  Less than a week before his trial is set to begin, attorneys for a Boyle County doctor accused of killing his wife by running over her in a pontoon boat on Herrington Lake are asking for the trial to be moved, but the judge in the case denied the motion.... more »

• Michael Jackson's Family Disappointed Doctor Allowed To Keep License

  June 21, 2010 3:11 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's youngest brother said Monday that his family is disappointed in a recent ruling allowing a doctor charged in the pop singer's death to keep his medical license, but they have faith in the judicial process. Randy Jackson's written statement came a week after a... more »

• Doctor Sentenced For Eastern Kentucky Prescription Fraud

  May 14, 2010 9:30 AM

  The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Friday that a former Cincinnati, Ohio doctor, who helped facilitate a large prescription pill conspiracy in Eastern Kentucky, was sentenced to 48 months in prison for illegally prescribing thousands of prescription pills. Lloyd Stanley Naramore, 65, admitted that starting in late 2005 and continuing until... more »

• Six Women Sue Laurel County Physician Accused Of Performing Unnecessary Procedures Play Video

  March 31, 2010 12:09 PM

  Six former patients are suing a Laurel County physician accused of performing unnecessary exams. Earlier this month, an emergency order of restriction was placed on Doctor Jackie Maxey. The London Sentinel-Echo reports the women claim Maxey performed unnecessary pelvic exams and allegedly made sexual remarks as well as asked them... more »

• Doctor Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Patient With Sword Play Video

  February 23, 2010 10:15 AM

  A visit to the psychiatrist turns violent for a woman in northern Kentucky when police say the doctor stabbed her with a sword. The incident happened Sunday in Kenton County. Investigators say Dr. Douglas Rank was found standing over the woman with the sword in his hand. Two men were... more »

• Doctor Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Jackson's Death

  February 8, 2010 2:42 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer's death. Prosecutors announced the charge Monday against Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25. He faces up to four years in prison if convicted. Murray's... more »

• Jackson's Doc Calls Off Surrender

  February 5, 2010 10:07 PM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The circus that swirled around Michael Jackson when he was alive rolled on Friday as the doctor expecting to be accused of involuntary manslaughter in his death planned to stage a surrender at a courthouse but called it off after prosecutors announced charges will be filed... more »

• Daughter Of Slain Perry County Doctor Speaks Out About His Death

  January 14, 2010 6:06 PM

  The daughter of Perry County doctor who police say was murdered after he refused to give a man prescription drugs says something needs to be done so it doesn't happen again. Danielle Sandlin is talking for the first time about the murder of her father, Dennis, because she says she... more »

• Perry County Doctor Murdered Play Video

  December 9, 2009 7:16 AM

  Police say a doctor was fatally shot at a Perry County clinic Tuesday morning. Dr. Dennis Sandlin, 57, of Delphia, was killed at the Leatherwood-Blackey clinic in Cornettsville near the Letcher County line. Police later arrested John Combs, 46, at his residence in Redfox, in Knox County, and charged him... more »