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W’burg woman charged with using diaper to smuggle drugs

A Williamsburg woman is accused of using a diaper as part of an attempt to smuggle drugs into the Whitley County Detention Center, according to court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 02 Mar 2022

Man yells police were touching his genitals, cops find drugs in his pants

Corbin Police arrested a Clay County man early Monday morning after finding methamphetamine and a hypodermic needle hidden in his pants. 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

Deputies find meth, heroin while arresting W’burg woman

A Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy seized methamphetamine and heroin while arresting a Williamsburg woman Friday afternoon on an unrelated offense. 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...
Posted On 10 Feb 2022

Corbin Police find meth, needle hidden in suspect’s pants Monday

Corbin Police arrested a Clay County man early Monday morning after finding methamphetamine and a hypodermic needle hidden in his pants. 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

Sheriff’s deputies find drugs, cash hidden inside stuffed animal

Police seized drugs and cash from inside a stuffed animal while executing a recent search warrant in eastern Whitley County. 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 26 Jan 2022

Search warrant leads to drug arrest in Corbin

A search warrant served at a Corbin residence Thursday led to the recovery of more than an ounce-and-a-half of methamphetamine packaged for sale, resulting in the arrest of a Corbin man. Jimmy T. Gilbert, Jr., 48, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled...

Deputies seize about three pounds of suspected meth at southern Laurel Co. motel

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies seized about three pounds of suspected methamphetamine, fentanyl, opium and heroin at a motel in southern Laurel County during an investigation earlier this month, according to a Laurel County Sheriff’s Department release. Deputies, who were...
Posted On 22 Dec 2021

Moore gets 17 years for meth

A 17-year sentence makes history as the largest drug trafficking sentence in Whitley County. Daryl Moore was convicted of trafficking in methamphetamine greater than two grams and being a persistent felony offender, according to a press release from Commonwealth Attorney Ronnie...

Break-in complaint leads to meth bust

A complaint of a break-in in north Corbin Tuesday morning resulted in the arrest of two Ohio people after Laurel County deputies discovered methamphetamine in their motel room. Robert A. Eberle, 43, and Brittney Vail, 32, both of Cincinnati, Ohio, were arrested and lodged in the...

Corbin, Lily men among 18 arrested on drug-related charges

Two Lily men and a Corbin resident were among the 18 people that Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies took into custody on drug-related charges. recently. Dillon Asher, 41, of Corbin was arrested on a Laurel County indictment warrant charging him with first-degree trafficking in a...