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High speed chase through two counties ends with crash

A nearly 15-mile high-speed pursuit early Thursday morning that involved four law enforcement agencies ended with a crash and the arrest of a Corbin man. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Estep charged Bret A. Hatfield, 40, with nine counts of first-degree wanton endangerment...
Posted On 25 Apr 2019

Texas man indicted on four counts of attempted murder

The Whitley County Grand Jury handed down an attempted murder indictment Monday against a Texas man, who allegedly led police on a vehicle pursuit from Kentucky into Tennessee last fall while shooting into vehicles. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 17 Apr 2019

KSP arrests Louisville man for leading police on 100 mph chase

A Louisville man allegedly lead police on a high speed chase early Sunday evening near Corbin before wrecking his car and being ejected from the vehicle, according to an arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 10 Apr 2019

Whitfield gets 8-years in high-speed motorcycle pursuit case

A man, who led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed motorcycle chase through three counties in July, was sentenced to eight year in prison Monday afternoon. Devan Whitfield, 28, pleaded guilty to first-degree fleeing or evading police and failure to comply with sex offender...
Posted On 05 Dec 2018

Motorcycle chase suspect takes eight-year plea deal

A man, who led Kentucky State Police on a high-speed motorcycle chase through three counties in July, has entered a guilty plea in Whitley Circuit Court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 10 Oct 2018