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Freedom was only one locked jail door away for convicted killer Paul Brock and an accused killer Nicholas Rucker during a failed escape attempt from the Whitley County Detention Center late Friday evening.

Nearly two dozen local police officers were up before the crack of dawn Wednesday in an attempt to round up nearly a dozen people – most of whom were wanted for drug trafficking or drug possession – in the Williamsburg Police Department’s first major drug round-up in over 10...

A Williamsburg man was arrested Friday for allegedly assaulting a woman with a hammer in what police called a domestic dispute. 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

Update: On March 23, through the assistance of Kentucky State Police, Whitley County E-911 Dispatch and the Knoxville Police Department, Ariel Thomas was found safe, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. “Williamsburg Police Department appreciates our law...

Williamsburg police seized nearly one pound of suspected marijuana following a routine traffic stop late Monday evening and arrested one person, according to a police department release and the arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

A 58-mile police pursuit on I-75 spanning four counties ended Tuesday afternoon near Corbin shortly after a Laurel County Sheriff’s deputy deployed spike strips to disable the suspect’s tires, according to a sheriff’s department release. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Williamsburg Police officers recovered nearly one pound of suspected methamphetamine, a small quantity of heroin, a large amount of cash and drug paraphernalia on Lick Fork Road in eastern Whitley County Friday morning, and arrested four people at the scene on drug trafficking...

Williamsburg Police are warning that the person responsible for phoning in a bomb threat to Williamsburg Independent School Tuesday morning is facing “numerous charges” and “serious consequences” even though no explosive or incendiary device was found. Photo by JENNIFER K....

Update: The Williamsburg Police Department announced shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday that the Williamsburg Independent School building had been searched and no hazardous or explosive devices were found. The Williamsburg Police Department is continuing the investigate. Original story...

Members of the Kentucky State Police Special Response Team (SRT) assisted the Williamsburg Police Department during its search for Rodney S. Richardson on Wednesday. According to a Facebook post by the police department, Richardson has been a wanted person since 2017 on charges...