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Former Corbin Housing director sentenced Monday

A former Corbin Housing Authority director, who stole more than $100,000 in housing authority funds, has been sentenced to 10 years in connection to the charges he pleaded guilty to earlier this year, though that sentence will be probated for five years or until he fully repays...

Williamsburg man who had standoff with police in 2021 sentenced to 10 years

A Williamsburg man who engaged in an hours-long standoff with police in 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in connection to the incident. 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...

Pair charged with 2021 murder receive lengthy prison sentences

Adam Alloway and Melissa Summers, the pair charged in the 2021 murder of Timothy Seth Pennington, have been sentenced to 20 years and 17 and a half years, respectively. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...

Pine Knot men get 20-year prison sentences

Two of the three Pine Knot men charged with killing Roscoe Garland, another Pine Knot man, and burying his body in the woods off a service road in Whitley County in 2022 have each been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Rucker sentenced to 65 years in prison for murder, jail escape attempt

Nicholas Rucker has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for the 2019 death of Vicki Conner, as well as his role in an April 2022 escape attempt of the Whitley County Detention Center. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

W’Burg man convicted of girlfriend’s murder in January given life sentence

A Williamsburg man who was convicted in the 2021 murder of his girlfriend during a jury trial in January has been sentenced to life in prison. 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...

Tennessee man receives probated sentence in child porn case

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Posted On 14 Mar 2023
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Father tells Brock that he forgives him for son’s murder

After four years, the families of Mary Jackson, Aaron Byers, Tiffany Byers and Tiffany Byers’ unborn child will finally have closure. Paul Oliver Brock, of Corbin, was sentenced Tuesday morning to life without the possibility of parole. He was convicted of three counts of murder,...

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...

Lesko sentenced to 2 years and 1 day

An Ohio woman, who led Williamsburg police on a vehicle pursuit in May in a stolen truck while she was intoxicated, has been sentenced to prison. Angel Lesko, 30, of Cumberland, pleaded guilty on July 6 to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants,...
Posted On 18 Aug 2021
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