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Betty West Road drug investigation leads to arrest

A Pine Knot man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center and Williamsburg police are looking for two other suspects in connection with an Oct. 13 search warrant that was executed at a residence on Betty West Road in the Red Bird community, according to a...
Posted On 22 Oct 2021

Traffic stop leads to seizure of meth

A traffic stop near Williamsburg early Monday morning resulted in the seizure of more than 80 grams of methamphetamine hidden in the engine compartment and two people arrested on trafficking charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access...

Traffic stop leads to arrest of Corbin man on drug possession charges

A traffic stop in north Corbin Wednesday morning resulted in the arrest of a Corbin man found to be in possession of methamphetamine. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies charged Anthony W. Martin, 33, with first-degree possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine,...

W’burg Police seize suspected meth, digital scales during traffic stop

Williamsburg Police seized suspected methamphetamine, digital scales and numerous “distribution baggies” following a Sept. 9 traffic stop, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. Williamsburg Police Officer Greg Rhoades arrested Glennis Lee Isaac, 48,...
Posted On 10 Sep 2021

Laurel County deputies seize more than nine pounds of methamphetamine Wednesday

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies have raised the bar on the amount of methamphetamine seized in a single bust after locating nine-and-a-half pounds in north Corbin Wednesday morning. Deputies arrested Katelynne M. Thomas, 30, of Ithaca, New York, and a 17-year-old juvenile from...

Tenn. pair held for criminal littering, drug trafficking

A pair of Tennessee men are charged with drug trafficking and littering following a routine traffic stop in southern Whitley County Saturday evening. 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 21 Jul 2021

‘Just take me to jail,’ man tells KSP trooper

“The *@!! with it. Just take me to jail because I’m a drug addict,” Billy Lee Johns allegedly told a Kentucky State Police trooper late Monday evening prior to his arrest, according to one of his arrest citations. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...
Posted On 14 Jul 2021

Milton man found passed out with meth, handgun, child in vehicle

Police discovered a Trimble County man allegedly passed out at a Williamsburg gas station early Thursday morning, who had methamphetamine, marijuana, Suboxone, a handgun and an eight-year-old child inside his vehicle, according to an arrest citation. Read this story and more for...
Posted On 07 Jul 2021

Suspected meth, cocaine, heroin discovered during traffic stop

A Tennessee man is facing a dozen charges in Whitley County after police discovered suspected methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin during a routine traffic stop Sunday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...
Posted On 23 Jun 2021

Traffic stop leads to meth arrests in Keavy

A traffic stop of two motorcyclists early Monday morning in the Keavy area resulted in their arrests on methamphetamine-related charges. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Christopher Clontz, 29, of London, and Richard Cole, 26, of London, following the traffic stop on Ky....