WHITESBURG, Ky. — A federal grand jury has indicted six people in connection with a Letcher County cockfighting operation. According to the indictment, Robert Dwayne Baker operated the American Testing Facility, commonly known as the Whitesburg Chicken Pit. The indictment alleges Baker conspired…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — A Pike County physician assistant has had her license restricted by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure following concerns over the prescription of controlled substances. Shelebra Barley, of Bartley Medical Weight Loss, signed an agreed order May 31, barring her from prescribing,…
Read MoreGRETHEL, Ky. — Two juvenile girls were killed in a crash early Sunday morning. Floyd County Coroner Greg Nelson confirmed the deaths but has not yet released the identities of the victims. The crash happened on Route 680 near the mouth of Branham’s Creek, Nelson said. Floyd County Schools released…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A former Floyd County deputy jailer will be spending a month behind bars, after being convicted of misdemeanor charges. Aaron Rounds, 45, of Garrett, was charged with official misconduct and fourth-degree assault. He was arrested back in January after being accused of beating…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky State Police captain has been indicted in Magoffin County on charges of rape and sexual abuse. Anthony Taulbee, 47, of Salyersville, is charged with one count each of first-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape. Mountain Top News has not yet obtained a…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A Paintsville doctor who has been facing drug and fraud charges for the past 15 months has been found not guilty of all charges. A federal jury began deliberating the case of Dr. Loey Kousa just before noon on Tuesday. They retired Tuesday night and returned Wednesday morning, delivering…
Read MoreLONDON, Ky. — A Paintsville doctor is still awaiting a jury’s verdict in his trial on federal drug charges, but he has already been scolded for his loose handling of evidence in the case. Dr. Loey Kousa is charged with five counts of unlawful drug distribution, two counts of health care…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Attorneys representing the family of Amber Spradlin, the Prestonsburg woman who was found murdered June 18 at the Arkansas Creek home of Dr. Michael McKinney, had a private meeting with the city of Prestonsburg and Floyd County Fiscal Court to discuss the performance of the…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — More bad new for former President Donald Trump, as it appears he will soon face a third criminal indictment, this time for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. Trump has received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith, who has been investigating…
Read MoreSALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man accused of raping his stepdaughter has now been indicted by a grand jury. Stuart Horton, 30, of the Left Fork of Johnson Creek, has now been charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.…
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