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Jury gives Corbin man 20 years for sexually abusing three children

There were no eyewitnesses to the crime. There was no DNA, nor any forensic evidence.

 
Posted On 30 Jul 2014

Two adults, two juveniles indicted for string of arson fires in Pleasant View

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted two adults and two juveniles for arson in connection with a string of fires at vacant homes in the Pleasant View community this past April.

Posted On 23 Jul 2014

Prosecutor, judge bow out of Topix murder-for-hire case

A Corbin man will be getting a new prosecutor and a new judge in his criminal solicitation to commit murder case, and could be facing additional legal charges next month.

Posted On 23 Jul 2014

Whitley Jailer-elect Lawson getting on-the-job training, now work at detention center

It's still five months until Whitley County Jailer Elect Brian Lawson takes office, but he is already at the jail working.

 
Posted On 23 Jul 2014

Oak Ridge man takes manslaughter plea deal, gets seven-year prison sentenced

After nearly 18 months, the homicide case involving victim Robert "Bobby" Vanover has concluded, sort of.

Posted On 16 Jul 2014

Jellico man dies in single-vehicle crash in southern Whitley County

A single vehicle crash in Southern Whitley County late Monday afternoon has claimed the life of a Jellico man.

Posted On 16 Jul 2014

Murder-for-hire suspect, girlfriend, jailed for threatening prosecutor

A Corbin man, who is scheduled to stand trial on Aug. 6 for allegedly offering $5,000 on a website to have someone killed, has been arrested along with his girlfriend for allegedly sending threatening phone calls to the prosecutor in his case.

Posted On 27 Jun 2014

Pit bull attacks child in Williamsburg; owner of dog cited by police

A pit bull has been placed in quarantine and its owner cited for harboring a vicious animal following an incident Friday afternoon in Williamsburg.

Posted On 20 Jun 2014

Elderly Whitley woman found dead Tuesday, partially eaten by dogs

A concerned neighbor made a gruesome discovery Tuesday afternoon finding a 68-year-old woman dead inside her home in Northern Whitley County and her body either partially decomposed over a period of several days or possibly eaten by her pets.

Posted On 19 Jun 2014

Man allegedly pulls gun on Sheriff’s Deputy

A Georgia man, who allegedly attempted to pull a gun on a Whitley County Sheriff's Deputy as he was being led into the Whitley County Courthouse Wednesday, is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $10,000 cash bond.

Posted On 13 Jun 2014