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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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A second defendant charged in connection with the Amber Spradlin murder case has been released from home incarceration. An order signed June 6 by Special Judge Eddy Coleman released Josh Mullins, 25, of Martin, from home incarceration, one day after Michael McKinney, 58, was released. As was the case with McKinney, all other conditions of Mullins’ bond, including random drug testing, remain in place. McKinney’s son, M.K. McKinney, 26, is charged with the murder of Spradlin, whose body was found June 18, 2023, in Michael McKinney’s home. She had been stabbed at least a dozen times in […]

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LONDON, Ky. — A drug bust by Pikeville Police back in April has now resulted in federal charges. Daryl Adkins, 58, of Pikeville, is now charged with conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of meth and fentanyl and possession with the intent to distribute. At least two other people have also been charged in the case, but their identities currently remain under seal. Adkins was arrested April 14, after police went in search of a fugitive believed to be at an apartment on Hambley Avenue and found a large amount of drugs hidden in the apartment’s washer and dryer. […]

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PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A sex offender has been indicted after he was discovered not to be living at the Floyd County address he gave to authorities. Jeffery Gary Beasley, 55, who now lists his address as Lexington, was indicted on one count of failing to comply with sex offender registration. According to the indictment, Beasley had allegedly not updated his registration since March of 2021. The sex offender registry lists his last known address as being in Minnie. Beasley is required to maintain his registration for the rest of his life, after being found guilty of first-degree sexual abuse of […]

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