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W’burg zoning issue likely to be dismissed after court hearing

A request filed in Whitley Circuit Court last month asking a judge to intervene regarding a decision by the Williamsburg Board of Adjustment regarding a zoning issue is expected to be dismissed following a motion hour hearing Monday. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Two sentences of 20 years or more handed down after

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling has announced that two defendants, who have been in trouble with the law several times, recently both received sentences of at least 20 years in prison as a result of plea agreements in separate cases. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 28 Jun 2023

Brock pleads guilty to charges stemming from WCDC escape attempt

The second of three men who attempted to escape from the Whitley County Detention Center last year has entered a guilty plea to charges stemming from the incident. Paul Brock, 42, faced charges of attempting to escape from a penitentiary, first-degree persistent felony offender...

Paul Brock wants trial moved to Pulaski County

Whitley County Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou said it was too early to determine whether a change of venue would be necessary in the case of a man who plead guilty to three counts of murder on the second day of his September trial and then subsequently withdrew the plea. Read...

COVID no reason to disallow the death penalty

A Whitley County Circuit Court judge has overruled five separate motions, including a motion to exclude the death penalty because of COVID, in Paul Brock’s capital murder case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...