Commission selects nominees for vacant district judgeship in Letcher County
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Judicial Nominating Commission has put forward three nominees to…
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Ralph Davis is news director at Mountain Top News. He is a Prestonsburg native and lives there today.
Former sheriff planning to assert insanity defense in murder trial
WHITESBURG, Ky. — The former sheriff accused of killing a district judge is planning to use an…
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Disaster recovery operations temporarily affected due to winter weather
FRANKFORT, Ky – Disaster recovery operations in Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Letcher, Martin and Pike counties…
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Men accused of breaking into school being used as flood shelter
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two were arrested Tuesday morning, after being accused of breaking into a Mullins…
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DOGE cuts to see office closures in Ky., W.Va.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump and Elon Musk’s moves to cut the federal budget are being…
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Sex offender arrested for staying in apartment with child, claims he was flooded out of his home
MARTIN, Ky. — A Floyd County sex offender has been arrested after police found him staying at…
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Martin County man sentenced for coercion, child porn charges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A former Martin County postal worker has been sentenced to 35 years in prison,…
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Men who led police on 120 mph chase plead guilty to drug charges
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Two men who were arrested on drug charges after leading police on a high-speed…
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Pike County announces plan to return to school, make up missed days
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The Pike County School District has announced its plans for students to return…
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Johnson man arrested after police allegedly find nude photos of child on his phone
PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A Johnson County man has been arrested after police received a complaint that…
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