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Grand Jury indicts man in connection to overdose death of local woman

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a man for manslaughter Monday in connection to the overdose death of a local woman last year, and in a separate case, indicted a trio of McCreary County residents for murder and other offenses in regards to the 2022 killing of another...
Posted On 21 Jun 2023

Driver, passenger deny knowing about bag of suspected heroin inside vehicle

A recent routine traffic stop of a car resulted in the discovery of a bag with suspected heroin inside it, but neither the driver nor the passenger claimed to know anything about it. Whitley District Judge Fred White entered not guilty pleas during Thursday afternoon’s...
Posted On 21 May 2021

State police arrest two for trafficking, importing heroin in Knox County

What began as a routine traffic stop for a vehicle that was weaving in the roadway in Gray Monday night, ended with the arrest of two people on numerous drug-related charges, including importing heroin and trafficking heroin that was allegedly being transported from Atlanta.   ...