BELFRY, Ky. — A Pike County man is dead following a crash Sunday night. Jacob Walls, 35, of Turkey Creek, was riding a motorcycle along Route 292 just before 10 p.m., when police say he ran a red light and collided with an SUV. Walls was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Kentucky…
Read MoreMELVIN, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been arrested for an assault that sent his ex-wife to the hospital. The woman told police she had been living with Charles Crittendon, 44, of Melvin, for the past three months, and that he got angry Monday morning when she wouldn’t give him the keys to…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man has now been arrested, after being indicted for murder and other charges last week. Craig Stanfield, 34, is charged with two counts of murder and two counts of vehicular homicide for the deaths of Kaylee Sword and her unborn child, as well as a number of other…
Read MorePRINTER, Ky. — A Floyd County man has been charged with drug trafficking, after he reportedly told police he traded meth for sex. Kentucky State Police went to investigate 41-year-old Justin Kidd’s home at Printer for suspected drug trafficking on June 15, after receiving complaints that…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Mountain Top News has learned that police are investigating the death of a Prestonsburg woman over the weekend. Floyd County Coroner Greg Nelson confirmed that the victim was Amber Spradlin, 38, who listed herself on social media as a hostess at the Brickhouse restaurant. The…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — Pikeville Medical Center is the first hospital in Kentucky to offer a new, advanced “arterial thrombectomy” device. The device, the Penumbra Lightning Bolt™ 7, was created to aid physicians in extracting blood clots quickly and efficiently from peripheral arteries. These…
Read MoreDORTON, Ky. — A Pike County child is dead following an ATV crash. It happened just before 10 p.m., Thursday. First responders received a call reporting the crash on the Hillbilly ATV Trail system. According to Kentucky State Police, Jeremy Griffey, 25, of Ashcamp, was operating the ATV with a…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — The University of Pikeville’s demolition of a 105-year-old mansion on its property has sparked outcry from many in the community, but the school now says it was necessary due to safety concerns. The Creekmore Mansion was demolished without advance notice this week. In a…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — An Ohio man arrested on drug charges in Pike County has now been charged on the federal level, and court records reveal much more information about the case than was initially released. It was previously reported that Pierre Lidge, 24, of Akron, was arrested June 5 after being…
Read MoreLOUISA, Ky. — A Lawrence County man has been arrested after a search of his phone turned up 20 images of child porn. The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch received a report from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force that someone with a Verizon phone had been uploading sexually…
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