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KCEOC Aquatic Club celebrates major accomplishment

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KCEOC Aquatic Club had four swimmers qualify to swim...

Shoplifting suspect leads W’burg police on 100 mph chase

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A Lexington woman remains incarcerated in the Whitley County Detention Center after allegedly shoplifting from the Williamsburg Walmart and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that reached a speed of 100 mph before ending just inside Tennessee.

Brock, Rucker, Miracle indicted over escape attempt

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Monday morning the Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a trio of people in connection with an April 29 escape attempt where two of the...

Rockholds man receives lifetime prison sentence in federal kidnapping case

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A Rockholds man received a lifetime prison sentence Wednesday on federal kidnapping charges. George Oscar Messer, 62, was sentenced to life in prison by United...

W’burg man involved in Jan. 15 hostage incident indicted

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A Williamsburg man, who was shot by a Kentucky State Police trooper during a Jan. 15 hostage incident near Emlyn, was indicted by the...

Durham indicted for kidnapping teenager

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A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Corbin man Monday morning for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl last month. The grand jury charged Charles Durham,...

Corbin man charged with kidnapping, sexually abusing, assaulting girl he met on Snapchat

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A Corbin man was arrested Saturday for allegedly kidnapping, sexually abusing and assaulting a girl whom he met through the Snapchat social media app. Charles...
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