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Four men sentenced in federal court for conspiring to distribute meth, heroin in Whitley County

A federal judge has sentenced four men to sentences ranging from 250 months in prison to 75 months in prison for their role in conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in Whitley County, according to federal court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 01 Mar 2023

Knox County man caught with pound of meth gets 10 years in prison

A Knox County man, who was arrested last July following a traffic stop in which deputies located a pound of meth in the vehicle he was using to transport a four-year-old, was sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison Tuesday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Final defendant in federal meth ring sentenced

A Williamsburg man was recently the final defendant to be sentenced for his part in a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

KSP, Baptist Health Corbin participating in DEA National Drug Take-Back Day

Kentucky State Police and Baptist Health Corbin are among the organizations participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 17th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. state police will have disposal boxes set up in...

Update: ‘Primary suspect’ identified in pregnant woman’s murder

Kentucky State Police have identified the “primary suspect” in the death of a pregnant Whitley County woman, who was killed Saturday evening, and whose baby died Tuesday evening. “Upon further investigation, KSP Detectives have named Daniel Nantz, 29, of Woodbine, as the primary...
Posted On 21 Mar 2019

Operation ‘March Madness’ nets 20 suspected drug dealers

Laurel County Sheriff John Root and his deputies hit the ground running early Monday morning, rounding up 20 individuals from across the tri-county area on drug-related charges during Operation “March Madness.” Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer,...

Two pounds of crystal methamphetamine seized during north Corbin traffic stop

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three people Wednesday morning after discovering more than 2 pounds of crystal methamphetamine inside their vehicle during a traffic stop in north Corbin. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer stated that...