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A Cumberland woman was allegedly driving while intoxicated with a mixed drink in a cup and an eight-year-old child in the front seat, last Tuesday evening, according to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Department release. On Nov. 7 about 7 p.m., Deputy Jonas Saunders responded to a...

Taxpayers are expected to be footing the bill for airline tickets to fly in two defense witnesses now in foreign countries, who will testify in a rape trial early next year.

A Williamsburg man, who Whitley County Judicial Center court security officers had detained for having outstanding arrest warrants against him Tuesday morning, racked up several additional charges after he sprinted out the front door and before being Tasered on the sidewalk...

A local man, who previously had charges related to criminal solicitation to commit murder, making a fraudulent insurance claim and intimidating a participant in the legal process all dismissed, and who unsuccessfully tried to sue the prosecutors and several others involved in his...

A Lexington man allegedly told police that he was traveling to Florida and had used methamphetamine before driving his pick-up truck down the runway at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport early Sunday morning, according to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Department release. About...

Alternative crops, misconceptions about agriculture and the local food movement were among the topics that Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles addressed during two stops in Whitley County Thursday. Quarles spoke to a group of more than three-dozen people – many of who...

Two Corbin brothers, who were allegedly involved in the kidnapping of a woman in 2016, were sentenced to prison Monday afternoon on a lesser charge. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...

Jerry Donald Winchester was a man who wore many hats during a lifetime that was devoted to public service. “We will all miss him. Not just everyone in the legal community, but the general public. He is a man I have the upmost respect for as a public servant throughout his life as...

Retired Whitley Circuit Judge Jerry Winchester was an old-fashioned country lawyer and judge, who knew that sometimes the best tools for addressing a situation were with humor and common sense. Back when circuit court was still in the old courthouse, there was a homicide trial...

With the exception of one minor finding, Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell got a clean financial bill of health on his 2016 fee audit from Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon Thursday. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance...