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May 22, 2012 6:39 PM
A Powell County man shot his ex-girlfriend and then fatally shot a bat-wielding woman trying to chase him away from another residence as he hunted for the first woman's new boyfriend Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
The suspect later shot himself in the head and was airlifted to a...
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April 13, 2012 6:37 AM
A fire heavily damaged a home in Powell County Thursday night.
Firefighters say the blaze started in the back of a house on Railroad Drive in Stanton. Flames quickly spread into the attic and shot through the roof.
A local church youth minister was inside the house at...
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March 5, 2012 9:47 AM
A vehicle drove off Hardwicks Creek Road and into a creek in Clay City, according to the Powell County Sheriff's department.
LEX 18 has a crew en route to the scene. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
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January 10, 2012 6:20 AM
Erick Fountain says he was relieved when police captured two Powell County Jail escapees in Tennessee.
Police say Phillip Wells and Josh Abner stole Fountain's car after they broke out of the jail last month. The duo headed south and officers eventually found them, along with the stolen vehicle,...
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January 3, 2012 6:08 AM
On Monday night, police in Tennessee arrested two men who escaped from the Powell County Jail last month.
Officials say officers arrested Josh Abner, 24, of McKee and Phillip Wells, 26, of Richmond in Dickson, Tenn., about 90 minutes south of the Kentucky state line.
Abner and Wells...
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December 15, 2011 6:04 AM
One person was airlifted to UK Hospital after a vehicle crashed into a tree in Powell County early Thursday morning.
Police say the accident happened just after midnight along Route 11, near Main Street in Clay City. Officials say the driver was trapped in the wreckage with serious injuries,...
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December 15, 2011 5:31 AM
Authorities are searching for two men who escaped from the Powell County Jail early Thursday morning.
Jail officials say cellmates Josh Abner, 24, from McKee, and Phillip Wells, 26, from Richmond, got out of their cell through the ceiling. Jail workers discovered they were missing around 2 a.m. Officials...
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December 5, 2011 6:55 AM
A Prestonsburg man was airlifted to UK Hospital after a Powell County crash Sunday afternoon.
Police say Joshua Kidd was traveling along the Mountain Parkway around 4 p.m. when he veered into the median and hit a guardrail. The impact sent the vehicle airborne, crashing into an overpass pillar...
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November 16, 2011 12:57 PM
The sound of squeaking shoes and echoing voices punctuated by the piercing tweet of a whistle reverberates through the Powell County High School gymnasium.
Not unusual for a mid-November afternoon on any high school campus. Basketball season is, after all, right around the corner.
But look a little...
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November 16, 2011 6:11 AM
A Powell County woman already accused of killing her daughter was arrested in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday.
Deputies say David Ratliff pulled what looked like a handgun on a woman in her car at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and KY-1057 in downtown Clay City. According to...
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November 14, 2011 9:54 PM
Police arrested a man after a fatal crash in Powell County Monday.
Police say Brian Epperson was driving along Hardwicks Creek Road when his vehicle crossed the center line and slammed head-on into a truck driven by Donald Tharp, 65. The coroner declared Tharp dead at the scene.
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November 3, 2011 5:10 AM
Stanton remains under a boil water advisory after a break in a major Powell County water line.
The line that feeds a reservoir broke Wednesday morning, dropping water levels by half. Powell County Emergency Management assistant director Mike Sparks says residents need to do all they can to limit...
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October 5, 2011 6:42 AM
Police in Montgomery County captured a Powell County escapee Tuesday.
Officials say Jason Taulbee, 33, escaped from the Powell County jail Monday night by climbing through a ceiling panel and up to the roof. Police caught up with him at a Montgomery County home Tuesday after a tip. He...
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October 4, 2011 6:17 AM
Police continue to search for a man who escaped from the Powell County Jail for the second time.
Jason Taulbee was being held on theft and kidnapping charges, along with an escape charge stemming from an incident back in mid-September.
Taulbee is 5-foot-8 and weighs about 160 pounds....
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September 23, 2011 6:00 AM
Two victims severely burned in a Powell County house explosion Thursday afternoon remain in critical condition at UK Hospital Friday morning.
Jack Roberts died when propane gas inside his home off Paint Creek Road apparently ignited. Roberts' son and daughter, Jerry Roberts and Karen Knox, were pulled from the...
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September 22, 2011 12:51 PM
Line up.
Run the football.
Repeat.
A recipe for success.
In four games, the Powell County High School football team rolled up 1,240 yards. All of that running has the Pirates sitting near the top of the state's 3A standings with a perfect 4-0 mark.
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July 8, 2011 5:42 AM
One Powell County firefighter went to the hospital and several others received treatment at the scene after they were overcome by heat battling a fire.
The blaze broke out around 12:30 a.m. at a house along Winchester Road, just outside Clay City. Five firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and received...
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July 6, 2011 7:00 AM
A woman escaped her burning home in Powell County Tuesday afternoon, thanks to the quick thinking of her step-grandson.
The fire broke out in a trailer along Dogwood Lane around 3:30 p.m. Tyler Watkins, 15, went inside of the burning home and brought his grandmother, Rose, out before firefighters...
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June 7, 2011 6:39 AM
Crews worked for hours in sweltering heat to rescue a woman who fell while climbing in the Red River Gorge Monday afternoon.
Kayla Bell fell about 30 feet down a cliff as she was rappelling off Courthouse Rock.
"We're not sure how she fell," Amanda Cape, a friend...
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May 31, 2011 10:23 AM
A Powell County grand jury has indicted a couple for multiple sex crimes, including incest.
Linda Williams, 60, faces three incest charges, two counts of sodomy and three counts of rape. Her husband, Charles Williams, 62, was indicted on five counts of complicity to incest.
These are not...
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April 25, 2011 5:17 AM
One lane of the Mountain Parkway in Powell County was shut down for several hours after a semi trailer caught fire early Monday morning.
Police say the truck was heading eastbound, just west of the Clay City exit around 2 a.m., when the driver noticed sparks coming from the...
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March 4, 2011 7:10 AM
Less than two months after pulling his niece and her boyfriend from a burning Powell County home, a man hailed as a hero has died.
Back in January, Chris Chaney rushed into a burning mobile home and pulled Heather Bailey and Kiefer Watkins out of the inferno. He suffered...
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February 28, 2011 12:17 PM
A lot of the damage from Monday morning's storms happened in Powell County on property belonging to a 90-year-old WWII veteran - and he slept through the whole thing.
The severe weather that rolled into Powell County Monday morning knocked down power lines near Hardwick's Creek Road and near...
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February 15, 2011 6:26 AM
The mother of a murdered Powell County man held a Valentine's Day vigil for her slain son on Monday.
On Dec. 14, Carol Maggard discovered her son, Charles Maggard, dead in his home. Powell County authorities charged Woodie Sons, the manager of a Powell County fitness center, with the...
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February 9, 2011 10:34 AM
A Powell County man who could face the death penalty in a December murder pleaded not guilty in the case Wednesday.
Woodie Sons was indicted on murder and other charges last week. Police say the mother of Charles Maggard, 42, discovered her son's body in his his Jerrica Leigh...
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January 6, 2011 2:13 PM
A Powell County man accused of murder is on suicide watch after jail guards said he tried to hang himself.
Guards say Woodie Sons will be checked on him every five to seven minutes after they say they found Sons wrapping a TV cord around his neck trying to...
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December 30, 2010 1:07 PM
Police in Powell County arrested Woodie Sons late Wednesday night and charged him with the murder of Charles Maggard.
Carol Maggard found her 42-year-old son dead in his Jerrica Leigh Lane home when she went to check on him after he failed to show up for work back on...
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December 30, 2010 7:55 AM
A man faces a murder charge in Powell County.
Officials at the Powell County jail confirm Woodie Sons was booked around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on a murder charge. But officials have not said who Sons allegedly killed.
Carol Maggard says he killed her son.
Maggard found her...
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December 28, 2010 9:08 AM
A Powell County fire sent four people to the hospital early Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out in a trailer along Brush Creek Road in Clay City around 3:30 a.m. Firefighters say an uncle pulled an unconscious woman out of the trailer, burning his hands in the process.
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December 28, 2010 5:43 AM
Three family members and an EMS worker all suffered injuries during a Powell County fire early Tuesday morning.
The blaze broke out in a trailer along Brush Creek Road in Clay City around 3:30 a.m. Fire department officials say four people were inside. All four got out, but EMS...
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December 7, 2010 11:10 AM
A Powell County mother accused of murder in the death of her 22-month-old daughter will have her trial moved to another county.
Jessica Charles' lawyers were granted the motion to move the trial at a hearing Tuesday. Even though her trial was set to start later this month, Charles'...
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December 7, 2010 9:30 AM
Attorneys for the Powell County mother accused of killing her 22-month-old daughter in February asked for a change of venue in court on Tuesday morning.
Police charged Jessica Ellen Charles in the death of her daughter, Danika, who was pronounced dead at a Clark County hospital on Feb. 19....
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December 3, 2010 8:37 AM
An accident in Powell County forced police to shut down westbound lanes of the Mountain Parkway in Powell County Friday morning.
The accident happened around the 25 mile marker around 5 a.m. Officials say icy roads contributed to the crash. There were no serious injuries, just some bumps and...
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October 25, 2010 8:48 AM
A three alarm fire ripped through a Powell County business Sunday afternoon.
The blaze broke out at Universal Fitness on College Avenue in Stanton. It took over an hour for firefighters to get the fire under control. The blaze completely destroyed the gym, the only one in town.
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October 19, 2010 4:36 PM
A woman was flown to UK Hospital after officials say she was hit by a car.
It happened in the Kroger parking lot in Stanton around 2:15 Tuesday afternoon.
Officials say the victim had possible head and stomach injuries as well as leg injuries.
There is no...
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September 14, 2010 8:06 AM
Powell County schools cancelled classes for Tuesday, as students and staff mourn the death of a popular middle school teacher. Lisa Watkins died when her car slammed into a tree along KY-1057 over the weekend. Watkins worked for Powell County Schools for more than 25 years. Now the 100 students...
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September 1, 2010 12:18 PM
A man was arrested Tuesday night after police in Powell County say he tried to flee from an officer who ended up firing shots to disable his vehicle and then had to taser the suspect after a short struggle. The incident happened late Tuesday night on Shiloh Road in Clay...
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August 13, 2010 5:26 PM
A man and his 17-year-old passenger were hospitalized Friday afternoon after a tree fell on the car they were riding in during a storm in Powell County.
The incident happened at about 4:30 p.m. on South Main Street in Clay City. Officials at the scene say the giant tree...
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August 4, 2010 7:36 AM
A Powell County woman accused in the death of her 22-month-old daughter is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. Jessica Charles, 26, already pleaded not guilty. Her daughter, Danika, died at Clark County Hospital back in February. A grand jury indicted Charles about a month later after autopsy results showed...
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August 2, 2010 12:08 PM
A Powell County man is under arrest after he allegedly threatened the life of Powell County sheriff's deputy. The incident happened Saturday at the home of Richard Abney. Police say that after deputy Travis Crabtree made a visit to Abney's home and then left, Abney called the sheriff's department three...
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July 16, 2010 5:33 PM
A deputy jailer faces jail time himself if he's convicted of soliciting money from the wife of an inmate. State police say Powell County deputy jailer Joey Casey accepted money from a woman whose husband was behind bars in an agreement to try and help her husband get a shorter...
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June 16, 2010 6:07 AM
Strong thunderstorms swept across areas of the Bluegrass overnight Tuesday. There were mutiple reports of storm damage from several counties, including Powell County. Along Main Street in Stanton, several trees were down. Dispatch tells LEX 18 that the storm also took out some powerlines, and blew a patio roof partially...
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May 5, 2010 10:07 AM
A missing elderly Powell County man has been found safe in Virginia. Clarence Spencer's granddaughter, April Berry, says her grandfather lives on Smith Hollow Road in Powell County, but was last seen in Winchester around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Berry says her 76-year-old grandfather has a heart condition and is a...
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May 5, 2010 5:43 AM
Police are searching for a missing, elderly Powell County man. Clarence Spencer's granddaughter, April Berry, says her granddad lives on Smith Hollow Road in Powell County, but was last seen in Winchester around 11 a.m. Tuesday. Berry says her 76-year-old grandfather has a heart condition and is a cancer patient....
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April 7, 2010 2:35 PM
A Powell County mother accused of killing her 22-month-old daughter in February pleaded not guilty in the case Wednesday. Jessica Ellen Charles is charged in the death of her daughter, Danika, who was pronounced dead at a Clark County hospital on February 19. Jessica Charles was indicted by a grand...
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March 31, 2010 4:35 PM
The mother of a 22-month-old Powell County girl who was pronounced dead at a Clark County hospital in February has now been charged with murdering the child.. The indictment was handed down Wednesday in Powell County, where a grand jury charged that Jessica Ellen Charles caused the death of her...
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March 1, 2010 8:56 AM
Officials say a deputy Powell County coroner was arrested Saturday on drug charges. According Chief Deputy Butler at the Montgomery County jail, Joshua A. Wells, 33, was brought in on charges relating to possession of prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia. He was also charged with DUI. Wells was arrested in...
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February 22, 2010 6:17 PM
Funeral arrangements have been set for a Powell County toddler police say was the victim of a homicide. Kentucky State Police are investigating after 22-month old Danika Charles was taken to Clark County Regional Hospital Saturday. The victim's mother claims to have found the child unresponsive at their home in...
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January 15, 2010 6:54 AM
Police say that they found human remains in a remote area of Powell County Friday morning. Investigators say the body was buried in an area off Echo Hollow Road. The Powell County Sheriff's Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky State Police, the Kentucky State Medical Examiner and Powell County Coroner...
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January 11, 2010 4:15 PM
The son of the Clay City police chief who was shot and killed while on duty back in 2007 is facing charges after police say he stabbed a man during a fight over the weekend. The incident happened at about 7 p.m. Saturday on Hardwick Road in Powell County. Brian...
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October 30, 2009 5:37 AM
A fire forced inmates at the Powell County jail outside early Friday. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. We're told the inmates had been using rags and cleaning chemicals earlier in the day. Officials said the inmates threw the rags in a laundry basket and the basket ignited. Inmates at...
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October 14, 2009 5:12 PM
Four people from Powell County were killed in northern Indiana Tuesday after the car they were in collided head-on with an SUV in a no-passing zone. The Whitley County, Indiana Sheriff's Department says the Plymouth Neon carrying the four Kentucky residents was was northbound on Indiana 5 near the community...
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October 11, 2009 11:50 AM
A Powell County man is in serious, but stable condition at UK hospital after Kentucky State Police say he was shot in the chest. It happened around 6:30 Saturday evening at 881 Frames Branch Road in Clay City. State Police say Michael Boyle and Danny Jones had been arguing when...
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October 1, 2009 9:35 PM
The H1N1 virus has shut down another school district. Starting Monday, all schools in Powell county will be closed for one week, including after school practices and all sports activities. Superintendent Evelyn Neely says attendance is down to eighty-five percent in the district, adding that teachers are starting to make...
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