PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County woman faces multiple counts of drug trafficking, after police noticed a box in her purse saying it was for “drug use.” A state trooper pulled over Tina Adkins, 48, of Phelps, around 11:30 p.m., Saturday, after noticing she wasn’t wearing a seat belt and her car had an altered temporary tag. While speaking to her, police noticed a black box at the top of her purse labeled “drug [expletive] use only.” When police opened the box, they found three bags of meth, two bags of marijuana and a bag of Adipex, along with drug […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two Knott County residents were taken to jail on a variety of charges, after being pulled over in Pike County. Police say Daniel Haines, 49, of Mousie, and Jacqueline Holbrook, 36, of Leburn, both appeared under the influence when they were pulled over on a motorcycle for having no valid plate. Officers reported finding meth, cocaine, and a stolen gun on Haines, while Holbrook allegedly tried to hide a bag of oxycodone pills by tossing it under the police car. Haines is now charged with trafficking in meth and cocaine, receiving stolen property, DUI and a number […]

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GRUNDY, Va. — A southwestern Virginia coal company will lay off 72 workers over the next two months, according to WARN notices filed with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement. Wellmore Energy Company has announced layoffs at three locations in Buchanan County. According to the notices, 28 workers at Grundy and 27 workers at Hurley will be laid off, effective Sept. 6.Another 17 workers will be laid off in Big Rock on Oct. 4. Wellmore Coal Company is a subsidiary of United Coal Company, which has more than 900 employees in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

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JACKSON, Ky. — A Breathitt County mother who was charged with manslaughter after she faked her 10-year-old son’s disappearance has now seen that charge upgraded to murder. And the child’s step-father has also been charged in the case. Felicia Gross, 33, of Jackson, has been indicted on charges of murder, filing a false report, and two counts of witness tampering. Joshua Gross, 41, has been charged with complicity to those same charges. Both are additionally charged with abuse of a corpse and evidence tampering. Jayden Spicer was reported missing Aug. 6. Authorities and volunteers searched for the boy for nearly […]

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PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A former Paintsville police officer has been indicted for DUI and other charges for an incident we first reported back in May. Former patrolman James Clifford Bradley, 37, of Paintsville, turned himself in Monday morning, following his indictment on Friday. Bradley was out on bond, following his arrest May 18. Back then, police pulled him over on a side-by-side coming out of the Taco Bell drive-thru, after they received a call from the store saying he appeared to be intoxicated. According to the police report, in addition to Bradley, there was one other adult and five children […]

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