PRESS RELEASE: UK ATHLETICS LEXINGTON, Ky. – Seven members of the Kentucky STUNT team were named All-Americans by the College STUNT Coaches Association on Sunday. Alyssa Arkava, Addison Crawford, Isabella Doria, Isabella Franzella, Emma Green and Mackenzie Secrest were all named first-team All-Americans. Arkava, a junior from Brentwood, Tennessee, earned first-team honors for the third consecutive season. Doria, a junior from Brentwood, California, also earned first-team honors for the third straight season. Franzella, a junior from San Mateo, California, was named to the first team for the second time after earning second-team honors in 2024. Crawford, a sophomore from San […]

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BELCHER, Ky. — A Pike County couple has pleaded not guilty in a case involving allegations of child sexual abuse. Chester Brian Adkins, 55, and Suetta Adkins, 50, both of Belcher, were indicted earlier this month on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse. Chester Adkins is also charged with two counts of third-degree sodomy and two counts of incest with a victim younger than 12. The indictment accuses both of subjecting a child to sexual abuse from January 2021 to January of 2025. Chester Adkins is further accused of subjecting the child to sodomy and incest in 2017 and 2018. […]

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Letcher County man has been arrested after police say he engaged in domestic assault while driving under the influence on the Mountain Parkway. The Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office and Salyersville Police were called Friday evening to the incident, which they described as a “rolling domestic.”\ About eight miles west of Salyersville, they found the vehicle on the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing. There, they found the driver, John Hayden Fleming, 25, of Ermine, who they said smelled strongly of alcohol. His wife was in the passenger seat with a bloody nose and […]

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by ALLISON BALLKy. Auditor of Public Accounts While some Kentucky parents encourage their children to leave home in search of brighter opportunities, one Louisville mother sent her son 700 miles away simply to keep him safe after discovering that Kentucky offered no viable solution. As reported by WHAS 11, Shannon Crawford has a 15-year-old son named Chase with profound autism. His condition contributes to behaviors that result in risk of injury to himself or others, despite no intent to cause harm. Because of Chase’s safety concern, he requires around-the-clock treatment and care, which is most suitable for an inpatient residential […]

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PRESS RELEASE: MARSHALL ATHLETICS HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Athletics’ Hall of Fame Committee is proud to unveil nine inductees who have been announced for the Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Marshall’s nine inductees will be honored during the 2026 Hall of Fame luncheon, which will take place at Noon on Sept. 12 prior to the Herd’s home opener against Middle Tennessee, which is at 7 p.m. that evening. The group will also be honored on the field during the game. Further details involving the 2026 Hall of Fame will be announced in the coming future. “Every member of […]

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