Crime
FBI says it’s still committed to Pikeville office, staffing shortage is temporary
Federal law enforcement in 10 Eastern Kentucky counties is now being conducted by FBI special agents from nearby areas while the agency tries to fill vacancies in its Pikeville office. “The Pikeville territory is currently being covered by FBI special agents from the surrounding areas while we await current vacancies to be filled,” said Katie […]
Lawmakers urged to ease criminal expungement process for a half-million eligible Kentuckians
LOUISVILLE — When James Sweasy was 19 years old, he was convicted of a felony related to marijuana and spent the next 20 years of his life held back by his record.? He got a lawyer and started the “multi-months” process of expungement when he was in his early 40s, he said.?? “No taxation without […]
After 44 years on death row, Kentucky man says DNA shows he’s innocent?
Brian Keith Moore has spent most of his life in prison, serving a death sentence for the 1979 murder of Virgil Harris.? From the beginning, Moore said he was framed by an old friend. He’s spent decades filing appeals and fighting to get out of prison.? Over the years, judges acknowledged the delicate balance between […]
Crime is down, FBI says, but politicians still choose statistics to fit their narratives
Violent crime and property crime in the United States dropped in 2023, continuing a downward trend following higher rates of crime during the pandemic, according to the FBI’s latest national crime report. Murders and intentional manslaughter, known as non-negligent manslaughter, fell by 11.6% from 2022. Property crime dropped by 2.4%. Overall, FBI data shows that […]