House fire kills two in Pike County
GULNARE, Ky. — Two people are dead following a house fire early Sunday morning in Pike County.…
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Ralph Davis is news director at Mountain Top News. He is a Prestonsburg native and lives there today.
Judge orders former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam prior to murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — A judge has ordered former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Mickey Stines to undergo…
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Police ask for help locating missing Perry man
UPDATE: Kentucky State Police has announced that Whitaker has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: HAZARD,…
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Man who killed Big Stone Gap police officer given second 100-year sentence
WISE, Va. – The man who admitted killing a Big Stone Gap police officer in 2021 has received a second…
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Mountain Top News to livestream today’s hearing in Amber Spradlin murder case
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case are due back in court today,…
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Prosecutors ask for former sheriff to undergo psychiatric exam before murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — After his attorney notified the court that he would be pursuing an insanity…
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Prestonsburg man arrested following child porn indictment
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been indicted on child porn charges, following an investigation…
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Son of former doctor who pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charge now facing charges of his own
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The son of a former Paintsville doctor who pleaded guilty last year to a federal…
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Maynard indicted on federal child porn charges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who was arrested on child porn charges back in January has…
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Two arrested for fentanyl trafficking after police raid Pike home
ROBINSON CREEK, Ky. — Two Pike County residents were arrested Thursday on charges of trafficking…
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