SMITHS GROVE, KY — A 35-year-old man is behind bars after deputies say he violently assaulted a 17-year-old who had been living in his home, causing multiple facial fractures and strangulation injuries. The Barren County Sheriff’s Office responded Friday night after receiving a report that a severely injured teen had been taken by a neighbor…
KENTON COUNTY, KY — A Northern Kentucky teenager is now being prosecuted as an adult after investigators say he fatally shot his 15-year-old girlfriend, tried to shift blame onto a family member, and then fled across state lines. Brian Pascual, now 16, is charged with murder in Kenton County Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty…
ELLIOTT COUNTY, KY — Michael Carneal, the man responsible for the 1997 Heath High School mass shooting, has been transferred to a new correctional facility in eastern Kentucky, according to a report from Spectrum News. Carneal continues to serve a life sentence for killing three students and injuring five others when he was just 14…
APPALACHIA, VA — A high school football coach from southwestern Virginia is missing, prompting a multi-agency search effort that now includes the Kentucky State Police due to the school district’s proximity to the state line. Travis Turner, 46, the head football coach at Union High School in Wise County, was last seen on Thursday, Nov….
PIKEVILLE, KY — A 35-year-old Kentucky man has been arrested and charged with murder after state police discovered the body of a woman fatally shot inside a home in Floyd County on Thursday, November 21. Kentucky State Police confirmed that Joshua Gayheart, of Beaver, was taken into custody following the death of 35-year-old Sarah Slone,…
WINCHESTER, KY — A Mt. Washington man was arrested early Friday after officers say Ring camera footage captured him strangling a woman outside her Winchester home before fleeing the scene in a black Honda Civic. According to the Winchester Police Department, an officer was patrolling on Nov. 21 when a black Chevrolet sedan sped past…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Police in the nation’s capital are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that left a woman hospitalized and sparked an urgent search for a suspect who fled the scene in a black Mercedes. The Metropolitan Police Department said officers from the Fourth District rushed to the 5700 block of 2nd Street NE around…
MONTPELIER, VT — Vermont is preparing for a dangerous Arctic outbreak beginning Saturday, November 30, bringing the state’s first major freeze of the season and creating hazardous travel conditions along Interstate 89. The early-December blast is expected to drop temperatures into the single digits, freeze roadways overnight, and produce subzero wind chills across much of…
CARIBOU, MAINE — Northern Maine travelers may face brief but hazardous icy conditions early Wednesday, as the National Weather Service in Caribou warns of a small window of light freezing rain just as the Thanksgiving travel rush begins. The early-morning threat arrives with a weak storm system lifting through the region, and even a thin…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Southeast Texas is preparing for a potentially dangerous round of heavy rain and strong to severe thunderstorms beginning Monday afternoon, with the National Weather Service warning that severe weather could continue well into the early hours of Tuesday morning. A strong cold front pushing through the region will trigger rapid changes, bringing…