Member Login | Contact Us | Call Us Today! 1-606-528-9767 | info@thenewsjournal.net
default-logo

Former Laurel County teacher enters not-guilty plea to sexual-related charges

A former Laurel County teacher has entered a not-guilty plea to multiple sexual-related charges involving a minor of which he was indicted on in October. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

London man accepts plea deal in child porn case

A London man, who was set to have his case presented to a jury Tuesday, instead pled guilty to charges of possessing or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor in exchange for an agreement from prosecutors. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

London man convicted in girlfriend’s 2017 murder

Following a two-day trial, a London man was found guilty in the 2017 murder of his girlfriend in Laurel Circuit Court last week. TAYLOR 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 Oct 2022
, By

Keavy man pleads guilty to 2020 murder

A Keavy man has pleaded guilty to a December 2020 murder in exchange for an agreement from prosecutors. Robert Brandon Gray, 41, appeared in Laurel Circuit Court for a jury trial last Tuesday, where he entered his plea just as jurors were being seated to hear the case. According...

Corbin man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of wife

A Corbin man pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter, assault and DUI charges in connection with a fatal crash in 2018 in exchange for a recommended 13-year prison sentence. Joshua Allen Stopher, 38, appeared in Laurel Circuit Court Monday for what was scheduled to be the final...

Vera Wooton found guilty of assault for setting husband on fire

A Laurel Circuit Court jury found a Corbin woman guilty of setting her husband on fire in 2017. The jury convicted Vera Wooton, 42, of one count of first-degree assault and recommended the minimum 10-year prison sentence. John Wooton suffered burns on more than half of his body...

Trial of woman accused of setting husband on fire begins today

A Keavy woman who allegedly set her husband on fire after finding him in a car with another woman in 2017 is scheduled to go to trial today in Laurel Circuit Court. Vera Rosanne Wooton, 42, is charged with one count of first-degree assault in connection with the incident on Aug....

Joshua Davenport convicted of 2018 murder of his wife, Stephanie

A Corbin man was found guilty Thursday of murdering his wife in 2018. Following two full days of testimony, the jury comprised of eight men and four women took one hour and 17 minutes to convict Joshua Davenport, 40, of murder and tampering with physical evidence in the fatal...

Trial begins Tuesday in case of Corbin man accused of murdering wife

The trial of a Corbin man accused of murdering his wife and planting the gun to make it appear to be a suicide began Tuesday in Laurel Circuit Court. Joshua Tate Davenport, 40, was indicted in 2018 on charges of murder – domestic violence, and tampering with physical evidence in...

Corbin man indicted on manslaughter, assault charges in Laurel County

A Corbin man was indicted Friday on manslaughter and assault charges stemming from a fatal crash in Laurel County in November during which police say he was driving while under the influence.. A Laurel County grand jury indicted Joshua Allen Stopher, 38, on charges of...
12