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Woman indicted in murder of London businessman

A woman accused of fatally shooting a London businessman in September 2021 was indicted by a Laurel County grand jury Friday. Victoria T. Strelsky, 49, of London, was named in a three-count indictment for charges that occurred September 24, 2021 when she allegedly killed Bryan...

Convicted killer, accused killer one locked jail door from freedom

Freedom was only one locked jail door away for convicted killer Paul Brock and an accused killer Nicholas Rucker during a failed escape attempt from the Whitley County Detention Center late Friday evening.
Posted On 30 Apr 2022

‘Shaggy & TLC’ coming to The Corbin Arena

Tickets go on sale next week at The Corbin Arena Box Office for the “Shaggy & TLC” concert, which is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20, starting at 7:30 p.m. There will be a presale on Thursday, April 21, at 10 a.m. The presale password is ANGEL. Then regular ticket sales start...
Posted On 15 Apr 2022

Corbin man found guilty of three counts of murder

A Corbin man was found guilty of the 2018 murders of Aaron Byers, Mary Jackson, Tiffany Byers and the fetal homicide of Tiffany Byers’ unborn child Thursday evening in Whitley Circuit Court. Paul Brock, of Corbin, was also found guilty of one count of tampering with physical...

Eric Swords taking over Whitley County Boys’ Basketball

Whitley County High School’s new boys’ basketball coach will look familiar to Colonel Nation as Eric Swords will be making the move from Williamsburg. In a press release Tuesday, officials announced that Swords, who has coached the Yellow Jackets for the last two seasons, has...

Seven fire departments battle Davis Salvage blaze

From as far away as the entrance to Tattersall Trails Estates, a blaze at Davis Salvage, which is off US25W (Cumberland Falls Highway), sounded like a war zone with a lot of small explosions waking people from their sleep shortly before dawn Saturday morning.
Posted On 19 Mar 2022

Update: W’burg man charged with two counts of attempted murder after ramming police vehicle

A Williamsburg man, who is accused of trying to kill Whitley County Sheriff Danny Moses and Chief Deputy Tim Baker by ramming their police vehicle with his car, head on, on March 8, is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $250,000 cash bond as he awaits...
Posted On 09 Mar 2022

Fifth suspect wanted in connection with Friday drug bust captured Tuesday

Williamsburg Police officers recovered nearly one pound of suspected methamphetamine, a small quantity of heroin, a large amount of cash and drug paraphernalia on Lick Fork Road in eastern Whitley County Friday morning, and arrested four people at the scene on drug trafficking...
Posted On 09 Mar 2022

Update: W’burg Independent School evacuated due to bomb threat

Update: The Williamsburg Police Department announced shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday that the Williamsburg Independent School building had been searched and no hazardous or explosive devices were found. The Williamsburg Police Department is continuing the investigate. Original story...
Posted On 08 Mar 2022

Update: Uncle charged with assault in case of six-year-old’s death

A six-year-old girl died after being hit by a vehicle Saturday evening in the Piney Grove community of Whitley County, and her uncle has been arrested in connection with the case. Christopher Mullins is charged with first-degree assault. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 27 Feb 2022