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Affidavit details wild events leading up 2017 strangulation murders

A recently filed affidavit in a federal firearms case is shedding new light on a 2017 Whitley County triple homicide case where three Indiana men were recently arrested on murder charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 01 Feb 2019

Three Indianapolis men arrested for murder in 2017 Deep Branch Road triple homicide case

Residents in Eastern Whitley County can rest a little easier tonight knowing that the men believed to be responsible for a previously unsolved 2017 triple homicide have now been apprehended. The last of three Indianapolis men, who Williamsburg police believe was involved in the...
Posted On 18 Jan 2019

W’burg man arrested for unlawful imprisonment of his wife

A Williamsburg man is facing unlawful imprisonment and DUI charges following an incident early Sunday morning. 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 16 Jan 2019

Alexander arrested for assault with knife

A Wednesday morning preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Williamsburg man, who allegedly assaulted two people with a knife. Dennis Edward Alexander, 31, of Highway 204, pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree assault and one count of third-degree criminal...
Posted On 02 Jan 2019

Local groups receive total of $865,342 in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding

A total of seven tri-county organizations have been awarded federal funds totaling a combined $865,342 through the state to help crime victims and combat domestic violence. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet has awarded more than $26 million in federal grants to...
Posted On 27 Dec 2018

42-year-old accused messaging teenage girl nude pictures, offering money for sexual act

A Wednesday morning preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a Williamsburg man, who was arrested on Christmas Eve after allegedly sending nude pictures to a teenage girl and offering to pay her money to engage in a sexual act, according to court documents. Williamsburg Police...
Posted On 26 Dec 2018

W’burg man arrested after vehicle pursuit, foot chase

A Williamsburg man pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to charges related to a recent vehicle chase and foot pursuit. Cody Mullis, 28, pleaded not guilty to charges of failure to wear seatbelts, speeding 26 mph over limit, first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle),...
Posted On 26 Dec 2018

Four arrested for child endangerment after baby, marijuana, guns found in car

Four adults are facing child endangerment charges and various other offenses after police found drugs, guns and a one-year-old boy inside a vehicle late last Thursday evening. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login...
Posted On 26 Dec 2018

Domestic dispute call Sunday leads to arrest of three people for child endangerment

A call about a possible domestic dispute at an apartment led Williamsburg police to arrest three people on child endangerment charges late Sunday evening. Williamsburg police arrested Chelsey Lawson, 18, of Williamsburg, Shawn Daniel Lawson, 24, and Kylie Scott, 22, both of...
Posted On 19 Dec 2018

Search for fugitives leads to arrest of five for child endangerment early Tuesday

The search for two wanted women lead Williamsburg Police to the arrest of five people early Tuesday morning on a child endangerment charge, according to court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view...
Posted On 19 Dec 2018