Election Day is just eight days away, and one local race is entering uncharted territory, as candidates scramble for a place in the state legislature. Two weeks ago, Democratic challenger David Suhr withdrew from the 29th District state Senate race, due to active duty requirements in the military. That…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A federal grand jury has charged a man with distributing fentanyl in Letcher County. Estevean Michael Angelo Brooks is charged with one count of distributing more than 40 grams of the drug in April of 2023, and one count of distributing a smaller amount the following month. If…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville man who was arrested on drug charges in Magoffin County last year has now seen his case moved up to federal court. Robert Pilgrim, 35, was arrested in August of 2023 and charged with trafficking in meth, fentanyl and cocaine. His case remained at a standstill until…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A response filed Wednesday in the Amber Spradlin murder case is providing the public with its first look at the evidence against M.K. McKinney, the man accused of killing her. Spradlin’s body was found at the McKinney family home on June 18, 2023. It has been previously reported…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case are due back in court this week, and Mountain Top News plans to livestream the proceedings. Spradlin’s body was found in the Arkansas Creek home of Dr. Michael McKinney on June 18, 2023. She had been stabbed at least 11 times in…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A proposed rate increase for Southern Water and Sewer District has been rejected, at least temporarily, because the utility used the wrong data in its application. Southern filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission last month, asking to Raise both its customer…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The man who defendants in the Amber Spradlin murder case are trying to paint as a potential alternative suspect in her death is now speaking out against those allegations, through his attorney. In court filings over the past two weeks, Steven Romines, attorney for M.K. McKinney,…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The attorney for the man accused of killing Amber Spradlin is seeking to have his client’s bond reduced, and he is using the occasion to paint an alternative theory of the case. Spradlin’s body was found in the home of Dr. Michael McKinney on June 18, 2023. She…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — We are beginning to get the first account of what took place at the home of Dr. Michael McKinney in the hours before and after Amber Spradlin was found murdered. Spradlin was found stabbed at least 11 times in the neck and head on June 18, 2023. McKinney; his son, M.K.; and…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A new motion being filed in the Amber Spradlin murder case appears to lay the groundwork for how the defense plans to fight the murder charge. Spradlin’s body was found the morning of June 18, 2023, at the home of prominent dentist Michael McKinney. She had been stabbed at least…
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