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W’burg man facing 27-count indictment related to Jan. 11 police pursuit

A Whitley County grand jury returned a 27-count indictment Monday against a Williamsburg man, who allegedly led police on a high speed chase from Tennessee into Kentucky last month in a stolen vehicle and allegedly tried to kill multiple officers during the pursuit. Read this...
Posted On 22 Feb 2023

Vehicle pursuit goes from Ky. to Tenn. then back to Ky.

A vehicle pursuit that went from Kentucky to Tennessee and then back into Kentucky Sunday evening and involved the attempted assault of a police officer with a vehicle resulted in the arrest of the driver and one other individual,according to a Williamsburg Police Department...
Posted On 07 Dec 2022

Tennessee man indicted in fatal crash that killed police officer

A Tennessee man, who is accused of killing a London police officer in a drunken car crash last month, has been indicted by a Laurel County grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...

Man indicted for DUI, but cleared of homicide charge in niece’s death

A Whitley County Grand Jury opted not to indict a Williamsburg man Monday morning in connection with the Feb. 26 death of his six-year-old niece, whom he accidentally hit with a vehicle. However, the grand jury did indict the man on a misdemeanor charge of first offense operating...
Posted On 18 May 2022

Report of ‘unresponsive driver’ at north Corbin gas station results in DUI arrest Sunday

A complaint from employees at a gas station in north Corbin early Sunday morning resulted in the arrest of a London man on a DUI charge. Jacob Burke, 23, was arrested after Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Tommy Houston found him sitting behind the wheel of a gray Buick at the...

W’burg woman indicted for assault connected to motor vehicle crash

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Williamsburg woman Monday morning for assault in connection with a motor vehicle accident. 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

Strong pleads guilty to DUI with grandchild in vehicle

Williamsburg police say that a Tennessee woman was driving while under the influence with her two-year-old grandchild in the vehicle with her when she was arrested earlier this month, according to an arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 12 Jan 2022

Florida man pleads guilty to attempted murder of a police officer

A Florida man, who shot at police during a high speed-chase in a stolen vehicle in 2017, agreed to spend 25 years in a Kentucky prison Tuesday morning rather than stand trial in Whitley Circuit Court. Thomas Earl Reynolds lead police on a high-speed chase and shot at an officer...
Posted On 20 Oct 2021

Ohio man flees McCreary County deputies, W’burg police in stolen vehicle

An Ohio man is behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly leading police on a pursuit in a stolen vehicle from McCreary County into Whitley County early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...
Posted On 20 Oct 2021

Woman accused of auto theft while intoxicated

A Corbin woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing a car Friday evening while she was intoxicated, and then crashing the car into another vehicle, according to her arrest citation. Heather Bixman Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...
Posted On 08 Sep 2021