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Baker charged with DUI, first-degree assault after Saturday crash

A Williamsburg man had a not guilty plea entered during his arraignment Monday to charges that he was driving intoxicated when he crashed his vehicle Saturday evening resulting in his passenger being ejected from the pick-up truck. Austin Baker Read this story and more for just...
Posted On 26 Jun 2024

Update: Whitley County extradition hearing set for May 6 for Knoxville man facing murder charge

A Knoxville murder suspect, who was apprehended last Thursday evening after his car crashed into a ditch in Corbin, is being held without bond in the Whitley County Detention Center pending an extradition hearing, which is scheduled for May 6 in Whitley District Court. Read this...
Posted On 01 May 2024

London police officer killed by suspected drunk driver Sunday morning

An on-duty London police officer was killed early Sunday morning by an alleged drunk driver, who is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center in lieu of a $1 million cash bond. At 12:49 a.m., Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred at...
Posted On 30 Oct 2022

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...