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Death penalty withdrawn as sentencing option in federal murder case

The death penalty is officially off the table for a Woodbine man accused of killing his girlfriend in 2019. According to a notice filed in U.S. District Court earlier this month, prosecutors in the case against Daniel Nantz, 32, who is facing murder and kidnapping charges in the...

Jury trial set in federal murder case

A jury trial has been set for a Woodbine man facing federal murder and kidnapping charges. 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

Brock, Rucker, Miracle indicted over escape attempt

Monday morning the Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a trio of people in connection with an April 29 escape attempt where two of the men were within one locked door of escaping from the Whitley County Detention Center. All three were in jail in connection with separate murder...
Posted On 22 Jun 2022

Rockholds man receives lifetime prison sentence in federal kidnapping case

A Rockholds man received a lifetime prison sentence Wednesday on federal kidnapping charges. 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
Posted On 12 May 2022
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W’burg man involved in Jan. 15 hostage incident indicted

A Williamsburg man, who was shot by a Kentucky State Police trooper during a Jan. 15 hostage incident near Emlyn, was indicted by the Whitley County Grand Jury Monday morning on 19 charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 23 Mar 2022

Durham indicted for kidnapping teenager

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Corbin man Monday morning for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl last month. Charles Durham has been indicted for kidnapping, sexual abuse and fourth-degree assault of a teenager. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 23 Mar 2022

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...

Corbin Police make kidnapping arrest Friday

A welfare check early Friday morning resulted in Corbin Police arresting a London man on a kidnapping charge. 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

Two Rockholds men convicted in federal kidnapping case

Two Rockholds men have been convicted for their parts in a federal kidnapping 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 a Member? Join Us

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