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Laurel County Sheriff John Root arrested a Corbin man on drug trafficking charges after a tip prompted a drug investigation at a north Corbin motel room and local residence early Tuesday morning. Charles Ray Salmon, 55, was charged with first-degree trafficking in a controlled...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are asking the public to be on guard as a rash of vehicle burglaries have occurred across the county. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the individual(s) are taking any items of value that have been left...

The family of a man shot and killed by Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Mikey Ashurst in June 2016, has filed a lawsuit against the county, sheriff’s department, Ashurst and Constable Brandon Bolton. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court, claims intentional homicide and...

Tips to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department lead to the break-up of a “Barn Burner” party with underage drinking Friday night involving an estimated 300 participants, and a smaller party Saturday evening at the same location that involved about 50 people....

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies seized 26 marijuana plants outside a residence in the Siler community Monday morning while investigating a tip about marijuana being grown there. About 10:30 a.m., Sgt. Dave Lennon and Sgt. Jeff Anderson went to a Highway 92E residence to...

A Woodbine couple has been charged with methamphetamine related charges after items associated with meth production were discovered in a tent Thursday morning in the Faber community. Whitley County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jeff Anderson responded Barton Hollow Road after receiving...

A Keavy woman, who was arrested for DUI Saturday evening, allegedly spit on a deputy jailer after she was transported to the Whitley County Detention Center, according to a sheriff’s department release. About 9 p.m., Sgt. Kirk Mays responded to Kersey Road after Whitley...

Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell has received a clean financial bill of health from the state auditor’s office. On May 18, Auditor Mike Harmon released the audit of the sheriff’s settlement-2014 taxes noting no instances of noncompliance. The auditor also noted no...

Multiple people fled from a home on Davenport Lane recently when Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies showed up there to investigate an anonymous tip about a person there wanted for arrest. On May 3 about 7 p.m., Deputy Jonas Saunders responded to the 80 Davenport Lane home to...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department now officially has a new chief deputy. Sheriff Colan Harrell announced Friday the promotion of Lt. Tim Baker to the rank of Chief Deputy. Baker has worked at the sheriff’s department since Harrell first took office in 2011. Prior to that he...