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Whitley County, a former jailer, several deputy jailers, the jail’s healthcare provider and some of the healthcare providers employees are being sued in federal court for the alleged wrongful death of an inmate at the Whitley County Detention Center nearly two years ago. Read...

Although autopsy and toxicology reports have yet to be returned on an inmate at the Whitley County Detention Center who recently passed away, investigators do not suspect foul play. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

An investigation into a weekend incident at the Whitley County Detention Center is ongoing after an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell and later died after being transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. After posts concerning the incident...

New video arraignment equipment and health services at the Whitley County Detention Center are expected to be put in place soon, both of which should help the county save a little bit of money. During the Whitley County Fiscal Court’s regular monthly meeting last Tuesday,...

A Tennessee man, who is accused of the attempted murder of a Kentucky State Police detective during a vehicle pursuit in a stolen vehicle, remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $150,000 cash bond.   Tommy Kemper Read this story and more for...

A Williamsburg man allegedly drove while intoxicated and almost struck a police vehicle before fleeing from a sheriff’s deputy and resisting arrest, according to his arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

A Williamsburg man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly assaulting a medic and jumping out of an ambulance last week, according to a court document. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

A cooperative effort between three law enforcement agencies resulted in the arrest of a Corbin man Friday morning on drug trafficking charges, according to press releases from two law enforcement agencies. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Whitley County Detention Center inmate and his mother Monday in connection to an attempt to allegedly smuggle drugs into the jail this past April. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

The new body scanner at Whitley County Detention Center is now fully operational and being put to use. The full body scanner system was purchased in March following approval by the Whitley County Fiscal Court to help keep the jail more secure by preventing contraband and other...