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Regulators to hold hearing on Pike solar farm
FRANKFORT, Ky. — State regulators will hold a hearing today to consider whether to allow a massive solar farm to be built in Pike County. Savion Energy proposes to build a 100 megawatt facility on more than 15-hundred acres of abandoned mine land along U.S. 119, northeast of Pikeville. If approved, the company predicts it will lead to up to 240 direct jobs and 88 spinoff jobs during the 12-to-15 month construction period. The hearing will take place at the PSC’s office in Frankfort and will be livestreamed on the PSC’s website, psc.ky.gov. It is scheduled to begin at 1:30 […]
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Man who kept police at bay for hours charged with killing his mother
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man who engaged in a standoff with police for several hours Monday has been charged with killing his mother. Police were initially called to his home over reports of a domestic disturbance. When officers arrived, Alex Yuhas, 59, of Old Wagner Station Road, refused to come out and he allegedly threatened officers. Yuhas was arrested several hours later after Kentucky State Police negotiated his surrender. Inside the home, they found the body of his mother, Paulette Mullins, 75, who had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Yuhas has now been charged with murder and terroristic […]
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Police searching for man wanted for 120 mph chase through two counties
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Police continue to search for a Prestonsburg man who allegedly fled from police across Pike and Floyd counties at speeds exceeding 120 mph. It all began around 11 p.m., Saturday, on U.S. 23 in Pike County, where Pikeville Police received reports of truck driving recklessly at a high rate of speed around Foggy Mountain. Responding officers found truck, but it fled at speeds over 100 mph. During the resulting chase, the truck turned onto U.S. 119, then made a U-turn and headed back to U.S. 23, where it headed toward Floyd County. After reaching the county line, […]
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Police interview gives glimpse into McKinney home before and after Amber Spradlin murder
PRESTONSBURG, 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 family friend Josh Mullins are all charged with eight counts of evidence tampering for allegedly trying to cover up the crime. M.K. McKinney is charged with her murder. M.K. McKinney’s attorney, Steven Romines, has filed a motion seeking the full lie detector results for Spradlin’s […]
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Two arrested for meth trafficking after high-speed chase
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County man and woman were arrested after a high-speed chase came to an end and police found meth in the car. A state trooper was patrolling U.S. 460 when he spotted a pickup truck with a broken windshield traveling along the highway. He attempted to pull it over, but the truck sped away instead, leading to a pursuit reaching speeds of 90 miles an hour. The officer noted the truck was weaving all over the road and the chase finally came to an end when it got stuck in a ditch at Flanary Branch. The […]
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