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Officials unsure what caused gas line explosion near Williamsburg

Whitley County officials say it is still unclear what caused a Sunday evening gas line explosion near Williamsburg.

Posted On 30 Dec 2015
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W’burg couple facing child endangerment charges after family home found infested with roaches

  A Williamsburg couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor after Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies reported finding the family’s home infested with roaches and in otherwise deplorable conditions Wednesday.

Arrest made in connection with Lynn Camp vehicle break-ins

 Knox County Sheriff's officials have confirmed that a woman arrested in North Carolina Tuesday is the suspect sought in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins at Lynn Camp High School.

 

EXTRA CONTENT: Former judge gets diverted sentence for drug arrest; new details emerge in case

Rather than stand trial Tuesday morning for allegedly trafficking in drugs, a former Whitley District Judge instead entered a plea deal that could result in his record being expunged in two years.

Posted On 23 Dec 2015

Local teen dies in weekend crash; police say excessive speed, alcohol likely factors

Williamsburg police say excessive speed and alcohol involvement are suspected in a fatal crash early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a teenager and has left the driver of the vehicle critically injured.

Posted On 23 Dec 2015

Williamsburg Mayor says work requirement didn’t dampen enthusiasm for Shop-With-A-Cop

One of the big questions going into the Williamsburg Police Department’s 11th Annual Shop with a Cop event Thursday was how the city’s new Community Reinvestment Program would affect participation in the program.

Posted On 23 Dec 2015

Topix death threat case set for trial for April 2016

Special Judge Samuel Spalding set an April 5 trial date Tuesday morning for a Corbin man, who is accused of advertising on the popular website Topix to hire a hit man to kill someone in 2013.

Posted On 23 Dec 2015

UPDATE: State police searching for black truck involved in hit-and-run with Whitley EMS ambulance

Kentucky State Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a hit-and-run incident with a Whitley County EMS ambulance Monday afternoon.

Laurel deputies investigating hit-and-run in Lily

  A Lily man was airlifted from the scene on Ky. 552 Thursday after he was struck by a vehicle whose driver then fled the scene.

Gray, Woodbine residents among 13 suspected drug dealers arrested in Knox County

  Three Gray residents and a Woodbine man were among 13 individuals arrested in a sweep of suspected drug dealers in Knox County Thursday morning.