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Stolen sports cards sold to Corbin business

A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Kentucky indicted two men Thursday for allegedly stealing over $75,000 worth of sports cards from businesses in Tennessee and Kentucky and then selling some of the merchandise at a business in Corbin, according to their indictments....
Posted On 26 Oct 2022

Nantz gets 70-month sentence for retaliation against agent investigating his son

William Nantz, who was sentenced in U.S. District Court in London Tuesday afternoon, isn’t your typical felon. Prior to last year, he had never been arrested. He has no history of violence. He has no history of drug abuse. He has worked all of his adult life up until the day he...
Posted On 12 Oct 2022

Two KSP troopers, former trooper indicted federally for civil rights violations, conspiracy

A federal grand jury in London has indicted two Kentucky State Police troopers and one former trooper in connection with the alleged excessive force arrest of a suspect during a 2020 incident in Whitley County, and then conspiring to cover up that excessive force, according to a...
Posted On 18 Aug 2022

Nashville man convicted in drug case involving pursuit in Corbin

A federal jury in London convicted a Nashville man Thursday, who led Knox County (Kentucky) sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase through the residential streets of Corbin in 2018. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...
Posted On 03 Aug 2022

Woodbine man pleds guilty to threatening federal officer investigating son’s murder case

The father of a Woodbine man, who is accused of drug trafficking and murder, pled guilty in federal court Friday to retaliation against a federal law enforcement officer, who was one of the lead investigators in his son’s case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 15 Jun 2022

Rockholds man receives lifetime prison sentence in federal kidnapping case

A Rockholds man received a lifetime prison sentence Wednesday on federal kidnapping charges. 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 12 May 2022
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Deputy’s police brutality lawsuit settled

A settlement has been reached in federal lawsuit against Whitley County, former Sheriff Todd Shelley, and deputies Chad Estep and James Coffey, alleging false arrest and excessive force during an incident in early 2021. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Judge gives company suing Depot on Main until April 20 to show cause

A federal judge has given the company that filed a lawsuit against the Depot on Main until April 20 to show why its lawsuit accusing the bar of illegally showing an Ultimate Fighting Championship even in 2019 should not be dismissed. Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. filed the lawsuit...

Corbin man pleads to federal fraud charges

A Corbin man has pleaded guilty in federal court to his part in a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID–19 relief funds. 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

Final defendant in federal meth ring sentenced

A Williamsburg man was recently the final defendant to be sentenced for his part in a methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...