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Prosecutors formally agreed in court Tuesday morning that they were going to amend a murder charge to first-degree assault against a Williamsburg man in connection with the 2015 stabbing of his former stepfather. William “Creed” Keisling, 42, was initially charged...

A Williamsburg man is now facing charges in connection with an alleged break-in at a Williamsburg business, and the theft of a vehicle from another Williamsburg business following separate investigations by different police agencies. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy John...

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison, who is spearheading an effort to allow packaged alcohol sales in Williamsburg and sales of alcohol by the drink at smaller restaurants, doesn’t want to see a bar on every corner or Williamsburg turn into the wild west. For him, it’s...

A Michigan woman, who was found laying beside her vehicle Sunday near the Whitley County Airport, is now being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $25,000 cash bond. Whitley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kirk Mays charged Radina Noblit, 32, of Coldwater,...

  Those wanting to ride bicycles as a mode of transportation in Williamsburg will soon have some additional places where they park and secure their bicycles thanks to an effort being spearheaded by the Williamsburg Bicycle Coalition. “We are trying to get bike racks...

Mark White is Editor of The News Journal. By the time the polls opened at 10 a.m. Saturday for the Republican Presidential Caucus at Whitley County High School, there were at least 100 people already in line waiting to cast their ballots. Mind you, there was no unanimous...

3,176 Whitley County Republicans went to the county’s lone polling location at Whitley County High School Saturday to caucus and their opinions on whether Kentucky should caucus again after this year varied about as much as their opinions on who would make the best...

A Corbin man, who recently had three felony cases against him dismissed with prejudice, which means the charges can’t be filed again, is asking a special judge to dismiss the two remaining misdemeanor charges against him too. A Monday afternoon hearing is scheduled in...

A routine call early Saturday morning led a Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy to the discovery of an active methamphetamine lab. About 2 a.m., Deputy Jonas Saunders was on a call on Clifford Canada Road when he received an anonymous tip about possible drug activity and a...

A complaint about a stolen purse early Sunday morning resulted in the arrest of two people on child endangerment charges. About 2:45 a.m., Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Eubanks responded to the Highway 1804 area when a woman reported her purse had been stolen,...