Ralph Davis does not often appear in front of the camera, but he still plays an important role at Mountain Top News.

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A Pikeville man was arrested after he was accused of sexual abuse, rape, incest, and sodomy.

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SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A Magoffin County man who admitted to possessing child porn and having sex with the family dog has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Kent Simpkins, 43, of Salyersville, pleaded guilty back in November to one count of distributing child porn, three counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor younger than 12, two counts of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor older than 12, and one count of sexual crime against an animal. “This predator was already far down a dangerous path of criminal activity,” said Kentucky Attorney General […]

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WARFIELD, Ky. — A Martin County man was arrested on drug trafficking charges, after the Martin County Sheriff’s Office received several tips that he was illegally selling prescriptions pills. Sheriff John Kirk and Chief Deputy Chris Kidd went to the home of Dennis Ray Swisher, 71, of Warfield, on Wednesday to investigate the complaints. Swisher invited them to come inside and admitted during an interview that he had recently sold some hydrocodone and Neurontin pills. He reportedly further told police that he had bought 500 oxycodone pills around Christmas and sold them all over the next month. The officers also […]

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Stacy Collins, who admitted to kidnapping and murdering his 12-year-old daughter in August of 2022, received life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years on April 16, 2025.

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