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Florida man seriously injured after plummet in I-75 wreck

A Florida man had to be flown to Knoxville following a single vehicle crash Tuesday morning when his pick-up truck went over a guardrail on I-75 and down an embankment near the state line.

Posted On 27 Feb 2013

Three students nabbed in connection with bomb threat at Whitley County High School

Four days after a phony bomb threat caused the evacuation of Williamsburg Plastics, Whitley County High School was dealing with its own bomb threat Monday evening after graffiti was found on a restroom wall indicating someone planned to blow up the school and kill everyone ...

Posted On 27 Feb 2013

UPDATED: Stabbing victim has long road to recovery following savage attack

Authorities say a Williamsburg man, who is facing an attempted murder charge, stabbed his girlfriend 16 times Friday evening before leading police on a more than four-hour long manhunt.

Posted On 23 Feb 2013

UPDATE: Jellico woman arrested in connection with bomb threat at Williamsburg Plastics

Police arrested a Jellico woman Thursday afternoon, who they believe phoned in a phony bomb threat to Williamsburg Plastics Thursday morning, which resulted in the evacuation of the plant, which was shut down for several hours.

Posted On 21 Feb 2013

Prosecutor has harsh words for couple accused of shooting at cars with BB guns

Two Corbin residents are potentially facing several years in prison for allegedly shooting and hitting 10 moving cars with a BB gun last year.

Posted On 20 Feb 2013

Whitley schools takes steps to upgrade security

Visitors to Whitley County schools are starting to see some changes that the district is implementing to improve school security in wake of the Sandy Hook school shooting last year.

Posted On 20 Feb 2013

New York based website wants list of Whitley gun owners

Last year the New York-based Journal News in White Plains, created an uproar across the country when it published a map showing the addresses of residents holding pistol permits in its area.

Posted On 13 Feb 2013

Man who attacked wife with meat cleaver gets 20 years in jail

An 11-man, one-woman circuit court jury ruled Thursday afternoon that a Williamsburg man was guilty of assaulting his wife with a meat cleaver last year but they found him not guilty of trying to kill her.

Posted On 30 Jan 2013

Couple arrested Tuesday in connection with counterfeiting operation

Local police arrested two people Tuesday afternoon in connection with a counterfeiting investigation involving an estimated $7,000 in counterfeit notes that are apparently circulating in the Whitley County area.

Posted On 30 Jan 2013

Hearing reveals eyewitnesses identified Lawson as suspect in Young’s Grocery robbery

Kayla Lynn Lawson, who is accused of robbing Young's Grocery on Dec. 30, learned some good news and bad news last week during her preliminary hearing.

Posted On 23 Jan 2013