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BREAKING NEWS: Four more arrested in Williamsburg ‘pill pipeline’ crackdown

In what has become a routine occurrence, Williamsburg police arrested four people during a routine traffic stop Friday morning, who were returning to Kentucky after a visit to a Florida pain clinic.

Posted On 19 Feb 2010

Woman arrested after I-75 wreck so intoxicated she ‘couldn’t even hold her head up’

Williamsburg police say a local woman was so high on drugs that she could barely keep her head up when she was arrested on I-75 Thursday afternoon, and that a few hours later she had to be rushed to the hospital from the jail due to a possible overdose.

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

Williamsburg man found dead in wrecked vehicle Thursday afternoon

Authorities are still trying to determine what caused a single vehicle...

Posted On 18 Feb 2010

Man staying at W’burg homeless shelter charged with motor vehicle fraud

A North Carolina man, who was staying at a Williamsburg homeless shelter, has agreed to waive extradition back home to answer charges related to failing to return a rented vehicle.

Posted On 14 Feb 2010

Woman runs from police, tries to hide in Williamsburg home

A Williamsburg woman is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center on a $15,000 cash bond after running from police with her hands cuffed behind her back Thursday afternoon, and allegedly entering a Fourth Street home that she was ordered out of at knife point.

Posted On 14 Feb 2010

ONLY ONLINE: Trailer damaged by fire again, officials suspect foul play

Arson is suspected in a Monday evening fire that completely destroyed a doublewide trailer, which had already burned once about six months ago.

Posted On 10 Feb 2010

Security guard indicted for stalking, witness intimidation

A London man, who works at night as a security officer and has prior felony convictions for burglary and theft, was indicted by a Whitley County Grand Jury Monday morning for stalking, according to court documents.

Posted On 10 Feb 2010

Williamsburg police: Woman had pills hidden in her own body

A Nicholasville woman had about 200 pills hidden inside a female body cavity when Williamsburg police arrested her and two traveling companions Thursday morning during a traffic stop.

Posted On 29 Jan 2010

Williamsburg police: Woman had pills hidden in her own body

A Nicholasville woman had about 200 pills hidden inside a female body cavity when Williamsburg police arrested her and two traveling companions Thursday morning during a traffic stop.

Posted On 29 Jan 2010

UPDATED: County Road Supervisor arrested for selling marijuana, witness intimidation

A suspended Whitley County Road Department Supervisor, who was arrested Jan. 22 for allegedly selling drugs, is free on bond and scheduled to be arraigned on Feb. 8 in Whitley District Court.

Posted On 29 Jan 2010