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Single vehicle crash Saturday morning snares traffic near Whitley County Fair

Photo by TIMOTHY WYATT A portion of Savoy-Clear Creek Road was closed off for several hours Saturday morning and into the afternoon after a truck left the roadway and went over an embankment, where it was lodged against a tree just above the river. Officials at the scene said the...

One killed, several others injured during Thursday night crash in W’Burg

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police have released more information regarding Thursday night’s fatal crash in Williamsburg, including the identity of the deceased individual. According to a release from KSP, a 2011 Ford Fusion being operated by an unnamed minor was traveling in the...

Crash in W’burg seriously injures pregnant woman, driver charged with DUI

A Williamsburg woman is facing multiple charges, including DUI, following a two-vehicle crash that occurred Sunday evening along US25W. 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

Single-vehicle crash leaves two injured, snares traffic along I-75

A single-vehicle crash along I-75 near Exit 11 sent two people to the hospital Thursday afternoon, with both having to be airlifted due to extensive injuries. According to officers with Williamsburg Police Department, a 1979 GMC truck was traveling northbound on I-75 between...

Rollover crash leaves teens with just scrapes

Williamsburg Fire and Rescue was called to the scene of a rollover crash on southbound Interstate I-75 Monday morning. Chief Larry Todd said the Toyota Corolla was approaching Exit 11 at approximately 9:40 a.m. when it went out of control and overturned. “It rolled over about...

Two airlifted following wreck near Ky. 26 tunnel Tuesday

Two people were airlifted following a single vehicle wreck on Ky. 26 Tuesday afternoon near the railroad underpass. The Pontiac Grand Prix was traveling northbound when it went off the roadway and into a creek just south of the tunnel just after 4 p.m. Woodbine and Oak Grove...

Saturday morning crash involved three vehicles

A Whitley County Fiscal Court dump truck was parked in the wrong place at the wrong time when it became involved in an accident Saturday morning near Exit 15. The crash happened about 9:30 a.m. on US25W in front of the Shell gas station when a car and a Jeep collided. As a result...
Posted On 05 Aug 2020

Williamsburg Police cite driver injured in Friday crash to court for DUI

Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a two-vehicle crash in Williamsburg late Friday night that resulted in one man begin airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center. Williamsburg Police were called to the scene at the intersection of West Ky. 92 and Interstate 75...

Lily crash leads to felony DUI charge

A Corbin man is facing a felony DUI charge following a head-on crash on U.S. 25 in Lily Friday that sent a 55-year-old woman to the hospital. 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?...

Williamsburg woman pronounced dead following Thursday crash near London

A Williamsburg woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning in Laurel County involving her Chevrolet and two tractor-trailer trucks. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, identified the victim...