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Knox County man found not guilty in murder trial involving Corbin victim

The trial of a Knox County man accused of murder in 2019 began Tuesday morning and wrapped up Wednesday afternoon with him being found not guilty in the case, according to The Mountain Advocate. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every...

58-mile I-75 vehicle chase ends near Corbin

A 58-mile police pursuit on I-75 spanning four counties ended Tuesday afternoon near Corbin shortly after a Laurel County Sheriff’s deputy deployed spike strips to disable the suspect’s tires, according to a sheriff’s department release. Read this story and more for just $.99...
Posted On 16 Mar 2022

W’burg school evacuated Tuesday after bogus bomb threat

Williamsburg Police are warning that the person responsible for phoning in a bomb threat to Williamsburg Independent School Tuesday morning is facing “numerous charges” and “serious consequences” even though no explosive or incendiary device was found. Photo by JENNIFER K....
Posted On 09 Mar 2022

McCreary County man charged with rape being held in Whitley County Jail

A McCreary County man indicted in a 2020 rape is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center. Dustin T. Watkins, 31, of Whitley City, was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center Wednesday following his arrest earlier in the day in Lexington on the warrant charging him...

Corbin man tells police he stabbed mom, stepdad in self defense

A Corbin man charged with stabbing his mother and stepfather Friday in the Bee Creek area of Whitley County is claiming self-defense. 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

Intoxicated man leads police on high-speed I-75 chase

A Lexington man charged with being intoxicated and fleeing from Kentucky State Police on Interstate 75 in Whitley County Saturday afternoon will appear in Whitley District Court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to send the case to the...

Corbin man charged with kidnapping, sexually abusing, assaulting girl he met on Snapchat

A Corbin man was arrested Saturday for allegedly kidnapping, sexually abusing and assaulting a girl whom he met through the Snapchat social media app. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not...

Gray man charged with criminal abuse

Kentucky State Police arrested a Gray man on a warrant charging him with abusing a four-year-old and three-year-old. 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

Woodbine shooting leads to assault charge

A tenant/landlord dispute Sunday afternoon in Woodbine ended with one man suffering a gunshot wound to the foot and a Barbourville man charged with first-degree assault. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Corbin man sentenced to 43 years in prison for violent kidnapping

A federal judge threw the proverbial book at a Corbin man Friday afternoon, who was one of the leaders in a 2018 case that saw a woman kidnapped in Tennessee and brought to Corbin where she was bound, blindfolded and repeatedly assaulted. U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier...
Posted On 29 Jan 2022