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Attempted murder charge lowered in road rage case

A Leslie County man entered a guilty plea Monday after his charges were amended from attempted murder to first-degree wanton endangerment as part of a plea agreement. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Whitley County man pleads guilty to kidnapping

A Corbin man, Douglas M. Edmonson, 38, pleaded guilty Thursday, before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier, to kidnapping. According to the investigation and his guilty plea, Edmonson and his three co-defendants lured a victim to a location in Tennessee, using an unrelated party’s...
Posted On 27 Sep 2021

Courtney Taylor getting life without the possibility of parole for the killings of her family

Accused killer Courtney Taylor has agreed to spend the rest of her life behind bars for the killing of her husband and two teenage daughters nearly three years ago. Prosecutors had been seeking the death penalty in her case, and her capital murder trial was set to begin on March...
Posted On 19 Feb 2020

Paul Parsons pleads guilty to two counts of murder in 2017 shooting deaths near Corbin

Rather than stand trial and risk possibly spending the rest of his life behind bars, a Corbin man instead pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to murder in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 20-year prison sentence. Paul Parsons, 50, pleaded guilty to two counts of capital murder...
Posted On 13 Jan 2020

Woman, who allegedly hit six vehicles Saturday, pleads guilty to DUI charge

A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly hit six vehicles while she was driving intoxicated Saturday evening, pleaded guilty during her arraignment Monday afternoon in Whitley District Court. Whitley District Judge Fred White scheduled an Oct. 21 sentencing hearing for Anna M. White,...
Posted On 12 Sep 2019

Corbin bridge vandals ordered to pay restitution

The Williamsburg couple that admitted to splattering paint on the deck of Corbin’s Engineer Street Bridge must pay for their crime. 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

Dec. 17 sentencing hearing set for convicted felon caught with guns

A Dec. 17 sentencing hearing has been set for an Ohio man, who is a convicted felon and was caught with five firearms last summer in Whitley County. 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...
Posted On 17 Oct 2018

Vanover pleads guilty in federal court in drug conspiracy case

The second of the two men facing federal charges of conspiring to distribute drugs in Whitley County in 2017 has pleaded guilty. Danny Ray Vanover, 44, of, Williamsburg, pleaded guilty to his part in the conspiracy uncovered by Williamsburg Police, at a rearraignment hearing on...

Security camera footage part of evidence against defendants

For the most part keeping copies of your security camera footage is often a good idea. However, if you are dealing drugs this probably isn’t the case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...
Posted On 01 Aug 2018

Corbin man enters guilty plea to manslaughter charge

A Corbin man whom police say was driving under the influence when he ran, head-on into another car on Ky. 229 in 2016, killing Sherry King, 47, of Barbourville, has pleaded guilty. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...