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During the coronavirus pandemic, eviction hearings across the country have moved from the courtroom to the computer. By November 2020, 43 states encouraged or allowed remote eviction proceedings, according to a study by Emily Benfer, a visiting law professor at Wake Forest University. Meanwhile, seven state courts mandated that eviction hearings be remote. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has banned evictions for nonpayment until July, many landlords continue to file them. Only during their hearings can tenants try to invoke the health agency's protection. Many landl...

A Hazard man is facing numerous charges after an incident last week in which he allegedly fled from police and endangered bystanders, including a former Perry District Court judge. According to court documents, on April 8, Kentucky State Police Trooper Patrick Bailey observed a 2011 Chevrolet Impala on Ky. 80 in which the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. Bailey, according to the arrest citation, attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver, later identified as Michael Lee Royer, 38, of Krypton Lick Branch Road, began driving faster on Town Mountain Road. Bailey wrote that Royer beg...

Police: Woman charged in 2010 death of newborn girl March 12, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say that a woman has been arrested on charges that stem from the death of her newborn child more than a decade ago. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Jennifer McMillan Crow, 44, of Walkertown, was arrested Tuesday. Winston-Salem police said that she was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of the infant known as “Therese, the Little Flower." An arrest warrant said that Crow is accused of killing her unnamed infant child on Sept...

Streets and roads throughout Hazard, including North Main and near the Hazard Police Department, were closed at various times due to high water issues which began over the weekend. Hazard Herald photos by Katie Kelley Earlier this week, on March 1, many areas of Perry County experienced flooding and mudslides resulting in multiple roads being closed down. Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening, Feb. 28, due to extremely heavy rainfall across the commonwealth throughout the weekend, and on March 1, both the City of Hazard and Perry Cou...

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