PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has ordered a Pikeville attorney to turn over boxes of evidence in a high-profile racketeering case filed by 3M. That ruling came out of the 3M Company’s lawsuit against Glenn Martin Hammond and two out-of-state attorneys, alleging the three worked together…
Read MoreALLEN, Ky. — Willard Kinzer, an industrial titan, World War II veteran, prominent philanthropist and avid race car driver well into his 90s, died on Thursday. Kinzer was a young teen when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, but his youth didn’t deter him from enlisting in the fight. After doctoring his…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case will be back in court Thursday for a hearing to see how the case is progressing ahead of its Dec. 1 trial date. Spradlin’s body was found June 18, 2023, at the Arkansas Creek home of Prestonsburg dentist Michael McKinney. McKinney’s…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Howard Keith Hall, the former Pike County attorney and currently suspended circuit court judge, is asking a federal court to dismiss his indictment for mail fraud and federal funds fraud. His motion argues the charges are based on false premises — that part-time assistant county…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A company suing Pikeville attorney Glenn Martin Hammond and two other lawyers has filed an emergency motion with the court, seeking to prevent evidence from being hidden or destroyed. The 3M Company filed a racketeering lawsuit last month against Hammond, Texas attorney Michael…
Read MoreThe Appalachian Regional Commission may have their budget greatly reduced by the Trump Administration.
Read MoreABINGDON, Va. — Two health care executives will face no more than a year in jail, after reaching a plea deal to resolve a health care fraud case out of southwestern Virginia. Myron Joel Wyatt, 64, of Coeburn, and Stephanie Brook Davis, 55, of Lacassas, Tenn., each pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Logan County brothers have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges. Timothy Ray Gravley, 41, and Jessie Joe Gravley II, 42, both of Bruno, appeared in court to enter their pleas last week. Timothy Gravley pleaded guilty to possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with…
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. — A man whose body was found in the Russell Fork River Thursday night has been identified. Pike County Coroner Kevin Hall identified the victim as Zack Mullins, 19, of Grundy. Mullins was a 2025 graduate of Hurley High School and played on the football team. In a senior spotlight,…
Read MoreUPDATE, 9:18 p.m.: Mountain Top News has now learned that the body of a man has been pulled from the river. The Pike County Coroner’s Office is on the scene. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. We are only being told at this time that it is a white male. Mountain Top News will…
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