Court documents revealed new information Friday about the shooting of a Pike County man, allegedly at the hands of his brother. 43-year-old David Lee Adkins, of McCarr, was arrested yesterday for allegedly shooting and injuring his brother, Kevin Adkins, in McCarr. David Adkins was charged with the…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. – People from hundreds of miles away are making plans to visit Prestonsburg this summer to attend one of the Kentucky Opry shows at the Mountain Arts Center. And, the first show of the season is Saturday night. EKB News reporter Shannon Deskins attended their final rehearsal…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — Last June, David Adkins was arrested for shooting his brother. He was initially charged with attempted murder, but a grand jury later dropped that charge to second-degree assault. Three months ago, he pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault and was released on a 12-month suspended…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Many children spend their time out of school showing the meaning of the lazy days of summer, but that is not the case for a group of kids attending a special program at the YMCA. EKB News Reporter Shannon Deskins explains. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CIMACfmAJ0&feature=youtu.be”…
Read MoreMARTIN COUNTY, Ky. — An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for the individual who allegedly broke into Williamson Police Chief Grady Dotson’s home early Tuesday morning. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the male as Michael K. Mullins, 47, of Inez. According to police,…
Read MoreThe scope of the problem in the Pike County Finance Department is becoming more clear as work begins to address it. Pike County Treasurer Frankie Stacy said the staff members in the finance department are working to reconcile 9 months worth of financials — which officials have said was left behind…
Read MorePAINTSVILLE, Ky. — While drunk-driving arrests are a daily occurrence, it isn’t every day someone gets a DUI on a bicycle … but that is exactly what happened early this morning in Paintsville. Police were called to Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, after a man allegedly refused…
Read More[su_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/XD23CQUK9Uo” height=”340″] PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The non-profit organization Rural Up! is at the University of Pikeville this week teaching computer coding to teens in eastern Kentucky. Twenty middle and high school students attended the week-long…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Kentucky State Police is investigating a complaint of two people who allegedly claimed money that had been dropped by another person. A woman shopping at the South Side Mall dropped a bank envelope containing her monthly bill money inside Bath and Body Works. An employee…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Two years ago, we followed the story of a local boy with a medical condition that prevents him from being able to eat nearly any food, and how his family fought for passage of a bill that requires insurance companies to cover the formula his body requires. Now, they are working…
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