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Judge puts Topix murder-for-hire suspect on house arrest following hearing

A Corbin man, who allegedly offered $5,000 on a website to have someone killed last year, has been placed on home incarceration and must wear an ankle-monitoring device until his August trial, a judge ruled Thursday morning.

Posted On 14 May 2014

Investigators searching for answers following drowning at Laurel Lake

Whitley County officials are awaiting the results of a toxicology test on the man who drown Sunday at Laurel Lake.

 
 
Posted On 11 May 2014
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Man arrested for store break-in took cell phone photo of himself in mask

Knox County Sheriff’s deputies have video of a masked burglar leaving Cope’s Market on Old Barbourville Hwy. with his duffle bag of stolen guns and cigarettes early Thursday morning.

Two critically injured in Williamsburg crash Tuesday

Two people are in critical condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center when a Cadillac T-boned a Ford Focus in Williamsburg Tuesday morning.

Rockholds parent accused of assaulting Whitley County High baseball coach at game

A Rockholds parent is facing felony assault charges over an incident involving two Whitley County High School baseball coaches that occurred during a Tuesday evening ballgame.

Posted On 07 May 2014

Latest lawsuit claims Williamsburg pet treat manufacture owes $155,000 to supplier for chicken breasts

A Georgia-based food supply company is suing a Williamsburg pet treat manufacturer, and its owner, for allegedly failing to pay for $155,000 worth of chicken breasts and other items it had ordered — and it is the latest in a flurry of litigation against the company.

Eight candidates debate in Whitley County Jailer forum

Why are they running for Whitley County Jailer? What program at the Whitley County Detention Center would they most like to keep? What programs would they like to see improved?

Posted On 07 May 2014

Police asking public to help locate armed robbery suspect

Police are looking for a local man they say is responsible for an armed robbery Wednesday, and they are asking for the public's help in locating the suspect.

Posted On 02 May 2014
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Family contemplating lawsuit after new details emerge in Whitley man’s death

New details have emerged in the case of a southern Whitley County man, found dead on a four-wheeler trail near I-75 in early January after being missing for week … and family members are now saying they are contemplating a lawsuit because they feel the entire...

Adventist Health System to cease operating Jellico Community Hospital

The company that operates Jellico Community Hospital has announced it plans to cease operating the hospital in the near future.