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Intoxicated man leads police on high-speed I-75 chase

A Lexington man charged with being intoxicated and fleeing from Kentucky State Police on Interstate 75 in Whitley County Saturday afternoon will appear in Whitley District Court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is probable cause to send the case to the...

W’burg man arrested in connection with 2020 incident

A Williamsburg man is now behind bars in the Whitley County Detention Center after being arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with 2020 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...
Posted On 16 Feb 2022

Whitley County Sheriff’s Department issuing body cams to deputies

Jurors soon won’t have to rely solely on the testimony of Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies if they are trying to decide whether a defendant was driving while intoxicated or resisting arrest. Thanks to technology, jurors will be able to see those interactions for themselves. Read...

Deputies find meth, heroin while arresting W’burg woman

A Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy seized methamphetamine and heroin while arresting a Williamsburg woman Friday afternoon on an unrelated offense. 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...
Posted On 10 Feb 2022

Deputies charge W’burg man with strangulation, assault

A Williamsburg man is facing a felony charge for allegedly strangling his girlfriend. 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 09 Feb 2022

Public’s help sought to locate missing juvenile

Update: The juvenile has been reported as found. The individual allegedly returned of his own volition, according to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department.   The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing...
Posted On 27 Jan 2022

Sheriff’s deputies find drugs, cash hidden inside stuffed animal

Police seized drugs and cash from inside a stuffed animal while executing a recent search warrant in eastern Whitley County. 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 26 Jan 2022

One suspect shot by KSP goes from hospital to jail

An armed Williamsburg man, who was shot by a Kentucky State Police Trooper during a Jan. 15 hostage incident near Emlyn, is now out of the hospital and in jail. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 26 Jan 2022

Corbin man charged with 46 counts of cruelty to animals

A Corbin man, who was recently arrested on a warrant charging him with 46 counts of cruelty to animals, was released from the Whitley County Detention Center on his own recognizance. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Contraband hidden in body cavity

A Williamsburg woman allegedly had contraband hidden inside a body cavity while being booked into the Whitley County Detention Center on New Year’s Eve. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 05 Jan 2022