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Chicago man denies drunken chase with Jellico police

A Chicago man pleaded not guilty last week to charges of that he allegedly fled from Jellico police while intoxicated into Kentucky on I-75.

Posted On 22 Jun 2009

Five people arrested in Williamsburg drug busts

The Williamsburg Police Department is investigating two separate narcotic cases that involved the arrest of four adults and one juvenile over a 25-hour time period.

Posted On 18 Jun 2009

Appeals court rules in favor of woman in child custody complaint

The Kentucky Court of Appeals has upheld a Whitley County circuit judge's 2007 ruling dismissing a lawsuit against the mother of a police officer, who reported suspected child abuse by a neighbor to authorities.

Posted On 17 Jun 2009

EXTRA CONTENT: Audit finds nearly $125,000 deficit in Whitley Sheriff’s office over three year period

State audits of Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge's books, which were released Tuesday morning, showed a total deficit of nearly $125,000 in the office over a three-year period.

Posted On 16 Jun 2009

UPDATE: ‘Dangerous’ shooting suspect surrenders to W’burg police Tuesday

A Louden man wanted by police for allegedly shooting into his a woman's vehicle over the weekend turned himself in Tuesday afternoon to Williamsburg police.

Posted On 15 Jun 2009

ONLY ONLINE: Woman arrested by W’burg police for May stabbing

Whitley County Sheriff's Deputies charged a Williamsburg woman with assault last week for allegedly stabbing one of two men last month.

Posted On 15 Jun 2009

UPDATE: Man arrested for W’burg Senior Center break-in pleads not guilty

Workers and volunteers at the Williamsburg Senior Citizens Center spent much of Friday cleaning up a...

Posted On 12 Jun 2009

Former local police officer, son indicted for robbery and assault

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a former Whitley County Sheriff's deputy and ex-Corbin police officer and his son on new charges related to an alleged 2007 assault of a Corbin man.

Posted On 05 Jun 2009

Hydraulic fluid spill closes parts of Main Street in W’burg Friday

A spill of hydraulic fluid early Friday morning tied up traffic along parts of Main Street in...

Posted On 05 Jun 2009

Corbin, W’burg Chambers of Commerce vote to approve merger

Representatives of the board of directors from the Greater Corbin and Greater Williamsburg chambers of commerce voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to pool their resources and merge the two groups into one regional chamber of commerce.

Posted On 05 Jun 2009