PHELPS, Ky. — A Phelps man is in jail for arson, after allegedly setting a home on fire and documenting it in pictures. Court records accuse Bruce Hurley, 41, of setting fire to a mobile home owned by his wife and in-laws on Saturday. The arrest warrant says that he sent pictures of himself setting the trailer on fire to his wife. Police attempted to arrest him on Saturday, but he allegedly fled into Virginia. He was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with second-degree arson and fleeing police.

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VIRGIE, Ky. — A Pike County man is dead, following a crash between a motorcycle and a commercial vehicle. Anthony Burke, 46, of Virgie, was operating a Harley Davidson along Route 122 Monday afternoon, when he collided with the rear of a Mack truck. He died at the scene. The incident remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.

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MARTIN, Ky. — A Floyd County man who was pulled over for having his brake lights covered in duct tape ended up going to jail for meth trafficking. A sheriff’s deputy pulled over a Toyota pickup for having its lights covered. When he went to speak to the driver, identified as Terry Qualls, 69, of Martin, he recognized him as the subject of several tips from the public as being a drug trafficker. The deputy deployed K-9 Zoe to sniff around the vehicle, and the dog alerted on the front bumper. Following a search of the truck, deputies found a […]

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