Prestonsburg, Ky – A man who drowned Friday evening at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park has been identified as 22‑year‑old Damon Adams of Prestonsburg. Authorities say a 911 caller reported seeing Adams swimming in Dewey Lake around 7:22 p.m., then going under and not resurfacing. Prestonsburg Fire and Police, the Floyd County Rescue Squad, Emergency Management, Fish and Wildlife, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers responded. Adams’ body was found in the lake’s main channel at 8:48 p.m. Fish and Wildlife is handling the ongoing investigation.
Pike County, Ky – The trial of a West Virginia man charged in a Pike County crash that killed a woman is being moved out of Pike County and will be held in Floyd County. Prosecutors say Chad Blackburn was indicted on murder and related charges after a 2024 crash on U.S. 119 that led to the death of Linda Wright. The venue change comes amid ongoing pretrial proceedings in the case. Prosecutors say no trial date has been set, but they hope to have one on the calendar before the end of the year.
Salyersville, Ky – Two Magoffin County women have been indicted on first‑degree criminal abuse charges involving a child under 12. Prosecutors say 27‑year‑old Destiny Brown and 36‑year‑old Melissa Howard of Royalton Road in Salyersville are accused of torturing and cruelly confining the child between October 2024 and July 2025, including restricting food and physically striking the child. Both face Class B felony counts. Brown was arrested May 22 and is in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, with arraignment set for June 4. Howard had not yet been arrested.
Prestonsburg, Ky – All regional driver licensing offices in Kentucky will be closed next Thursday and Friday as the state upgrades its nearly 40‑year‑old licensing system and launches a new online portal called “myDrive.” The portal will let Kentuckians pre‑apply for a license, permit or ID, request a replacement card, and check their license status, among other services. Officials say the upgrade is meant to modernize how the state does business and ask anyone with upcoming licensing needs to visit an office before the temporary shutdown. All offices are set to reopen Monday, June 8.