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Williamsburg police and Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies are asking for parents to be especially vigilant following four recent incidents when a stranger tried to lure a child into a vehicle. Three of the incidents happened in Emlyn, and a fourth was reported Friday in...

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for parents to be especially vigilant following three recent incidents when a stranger tried to lure a child into a vehicle. As of Thursday, the sheriff’s department had received information regarding an incident where a man in a...

A Cumberland woman was allegedly driving while intoxicated with a mixed drink in a cup and an eight-year-old child in the front seat, last Tuesday evening, according to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Department release. On Nov. 7 about 7 p.m., Deputy Jonas Saunders responded to a...

A Williamsburg man, who Whitley County Judicial Center court security officers had detained for having outstanding arrest warrants against him Tuesday morning, racked up several additional charges after he sprinted out the front door and before being Tasered on the sidewalk...

A Lexington man allegedly told police that he was traveling to Florida and had used methamphetamine before driving his pick-up truck down the runway at the Williamsburg-Whitley County Airport early Sunday morning, according to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Department release. About...

With the exception of one minor finding, Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell got a clean financial bill of health on his 2016 fee audit from Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon Thursday. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance...

A recent disturbance complaint lead to the arrest two people on drug possession charges. About 8 p.m. on Oct. 23, the sheriff’s department responded to Keswick Road concerning a report that Glennis L. Anderson, 46, was reportedly causing a disturbance, according to a Whitley...

A Louisville man remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly trying to steal a vehicle from the Whitley County High School campus Thursday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

A missing Corbin girl, who disappeared last month, has been located. Taylor J. McVey, 16, of Collins Lane disappeared on Sept. 15. The sheriff’s department first asked for the public’s assistance to locate her on Oct. 3. According to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Department release...

A fight complaint near an eastern Whitley County store late Monday evening, resulted in the arrest of four people by Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies, including one, who was charged with trafficking methamphetamine. About 10:30 p.m., deputies Jonas Saunders and Joe Prewitt...