SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County couple was the subject of a drug raid that resulted in them also being charged with adult abuse. Deputies were on their way to the Coon Creek home of James Lee Isaac, 41, and Lisa Watkins, 37, on Saturday, when they found themselves driving behind them. Once…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County woman now faces a murder charge, following a fatal crash back in July. Dusty Ratliff, 45, of Elkhorn City, was indicted last week. Ratliff was driving a Ram 2500 back on July 16, when she crossed the center line and struck a Kia Spectra driven by 44-year-old James…
Read MoreGRAYSON, Ky. — Court records are painting a picture of the pursuit and arrest of three Cincinnati men charged in a Pike County double murder. Jolon Marcell McCree, 22; Joshua Orlando Pack Jr., 25; and Devon A. Overstreet, 26, were arrested Friday afternoon. They are charged with the murder of…
Read MoreWILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Two Williamson firefighters were injured after a previously burned building collapsed while they were responding to a re-ignition. The incident occurred at 68 West Fourth Street, which was destroyed by fire on Wednesday. A flare-up in the remains of the building was reported early…
Read MoreBELFRY, KY. – Kentucky State Police has named the victims and suspects in a shooting that left two people dead and one hospitalized. KSP troopers and investigators responded to a home on State Highway 292 W where they discovered three subjects had been shot. The initial investigation indicated…
Read MorePHELPS, Ky. — A Kentucky State Police trooper was involved in a crash Friday evening, on Route 194 near Phelps. Kentucky State Police Trooper Michael Coleman confirmed the crash and said it involved two vehicles, with one of the vehicles being the trooper’s police cruiser. He described the…
Read MoreSOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Three suspects believed to be responsible for a shooting in Pike County have been arrested in northeastern Kentucky, following a search spanning half the state. Officials tell Mountain Top News that the shooting happened at a home in South Williamson Friday afternoon. There…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly called in a bomb threat. Shortly after 10 p.m., Christopher Lee Caldwell, 32, allegedly called dispatch and said that he had placed bombs at the library and Williams Electric. He also reportedly told a dispatcher…
Read MoreBIG STONE GAP, Va. — A southwestern Virginia man has entered a guilty plea to federal charges regarding a scheme to smuggle drugs into the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail at Duffield. Sherman David Woods, 41, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to distribute meth and conspiracy to distribute…
Read MoreWARFIELD, Ky. — A Martin County man has been arrested after being accused of sexually abusing a child. Nathan Blackburn, 28, of Warfield, was indicted by a Martin County grand jury on a single charge of first-degree sexual abuse on Thursday and he was arrested the same day. Details of the allegations…
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