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Corbin couple faces child abuse and endangerment charges

A Corbin couple is facing child abuse and child endangerment charges after police, along with Kentucky Child Protection and Permanency workers found two children, ages one-year-old and two-months-old, inside the residence piled full of garbage and with marijuana and a bong...

Deputies find meth, heroin while arresting W’burg woman

A Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy seized methamphetamine and heroin while arresting a Williamsburg woman Friday afternoon on an unrelated offense. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...
Posted On 10 Feb 2022

Pavilion construction delayed due to Dept. of Ag requirement

Construction on the planned farmers market pavilion on the Corbin Tourism lot on North Main Street has hit a federal environmental snag that will delay the start that had been planned for this month. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Lily man charged with burglary in northern Laurel County

A Lily man was arrested Monday night following an investigation into a burglary in northern Laurel County. Jonathan L. Carpenter, 27, was charged with one count of second-degree burglary. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer,...

Jail employee arrested for intoxication while on duty Wednesday

A Whitley County Detention Center worker found herself on the other side of the law Wednesday morning after she was arrested for allegedly being intoxicated while at work. Kathleen Kramer was arrested for public intoxication and possession of marijuana Wednesday morning. Read...
Posted On 09 Feb 2022

Judge hears motions to delay murder trial, remove death sentence

The attorneys of Paul Brock argued numerous motions Monday in Whitley Circuit Court in an attempt to remove the death penalty and/or delay the trial. Paul Brock is charged with three counts of capital murder and fetal homicide. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

‘Michael Worley, you disgust me’

(Editor’s note: While the News Journal recognizes that Wanda Richardson’s family and Michael Worley’s family are all technically family since Richardson was Worley’s aunt, family members are referred to as “Richardson’s family” and “Worley’s family” throughout the story to...

Deputies charge W’burg man with strangulation, assault

A Williamsburg man is facing a felony charge for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 09 Feb 2022

W’burg waterpark bids $3 million over max budget; cuts will be needed

Williamsburg officials are trying to determine the best ways to scale back on a proposed expansion of the Kentucky Splash Waterpark and Campground after bids for the project came in millions of dollars higher than expected. Officials say cuts will be necessary after waterpark...
Posted On 09 Feb 2022

Three indicted in sexual-related cases involving minors

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted three people Monday in separate sexual-related cases involving minors. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 09 Feb 2022