SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A child’s trip to McDonald’s for breakfast was allegedly the spark that led to a Magoffin County woman being charged with attempted murder. Kentucky State Police was called Sunday morning to a home on Combs Branch Road over reports of an assault and shooting. During their investigation, troopers were told that Macey Jo May, 25, of Salyersville, had become angry at a woman for taking a 5-year-old to get breakfast at McDonald’s and began hitting her on the side of the head. When another woman tried to separate the two, May allegedly turned on the other woman […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One man was killed Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash along U.S. 23 in Pikeville. According to Kentucky State Police, the crash happened just before 4 p.m. The preliminary investigation indicates that Paul Bisbee was traveling south in a 1988 Dodge Ram SUV when his vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes and struck the concrete bridge wall. Bisbee was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office. The collision remains under investigation by Trooper Braxton Whitmore. Trooper Whitmore was assisted at the scene by personnel from Post 9 and local first responder agencies.

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LONDON, Ky. — The legal battle between the Jenkins Independent School District and a Letcher County woman banned from school property has intensified, with both sides filing competing arguments over whether a federal judge should temporarily lift the ban while the case proceeds. Elizabeth Jones, represented by the ACLU of Kentucky, is asking the court to issue a preliminary injunction allowing her to attend school sporting events and other public activities while her First Amendment lawsuit moves forward. The school district argues the ban is necessary to protect students from harassment and should remain in place. Jones was initially barred […]

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A Martin County man has been sentenced in a federal drug case. Cody Gene Spears, 30, of Lovely, pleaded guilty back in January to a single count of distributing more than 50 grams of meth. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a related conspiracy charge. After evaluating his criminal history and offense level, Spears was facing a sentence of between 188 and 235 months in prison. In a court filing, his attorney argued for a lesser sentence of 120 months, noting that Spears had endured a childhood of watching his parents buy and use drugs, and that […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Pikeville Rotary Club celebrated the conclusion of the successful 2025-26 Unite for Good-themed Rotary year during its annual Installation Banquet held Tuesday evening, June 30, in the Ballrooms at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. The evening marked the official transition of leadership as outgoing President Karen Roberts Prater passed the gavel to incoming President Shelly Justice Fouts, who began her term with the start of the new Rotary year on July 1. The banquet served as both a celebration of the club’s accomplishments during the past year and an opportunity to recognize the outstanding individuals and organizations […]

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