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Currently no foul play is suspected in the death of one person, whose body was found in the remains of a structure fire Sunday morning in Southern Whitley County, according to a Kentucky State Police (KSP) release. Whitley County Deputy Coroner Charles Steve Watson pronounced the victim dead at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday. Officials think the deceased was an adult and possibly female, Watson said. Coroner Andy Croley said Tuesday afternoon officials are still waiting on the results of DNA testing before making a positive identification of the deceased. The body was transported Monday to the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort Monday for an autopsy. As of Tuesday afternoon, a determination...

Officials say one person is dead after a structure fire in Southern Whitley County. The person, who has not been identified, was found Sunday morning.Whitley County Deputy Coroner Charles Steve Watson pronounced the victim dead at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Officials think the deceased was an adult and possibly female. DNA testing will probably be needed to confirm the victim’s identity, Watson said. The body will be transported to the Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort Monday for an autopsy. The medical examiner’s office will determine the cause and manner of death. The fire was reported at 5111 Lot Mud Creek a little before midnight Saturday. Watson said fire officials knew Saturday night there...

A Whitley County Sheriff’s deputy and five children were transported to the hospital by ambulance after a police vehicle collided with a Whitley County school bus Monday afternoon, but no one apparently required an overnight hospital stay, officials said. “We are just thankful it wasn’t worse than what it was,” said Whitley County Superintendent John Siler. “It was unfortunate, but we are just thankful there were no serious injuries.” Whitley County Sheriff Bill Elliotte echoed similar sentiments. At the time of the crash, the sheriff’s deputy was attempting to respond to a deadly wreck on Cumberland Falls Highway (US25W). There was a total of 36 people on the bus at the time of...

A Corbin man died Monday afternoon during a three-vehicle accident near the intersection of Cumberland Falls Highway (US25W) and Good Neighbor Drive. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley pronounced John Canada Love, 38, dead at the scene at 3:50 p.m. from multiple injuries he sustained in the crash. He died instantly in the crash. Love was on his way to work in Barbourville when the crash occurred. He was only approximately two miles away from home, Croley said. Croley said that Love was driving a 2017 Dodge Ram 1500 Series pick-up truck. Two other vehicles were involved in the crash. One was attempting to turn into a nearby subdivision when the crash happened....

Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley has identified the victim who died after an incident at the Williamsburg Firestone Industrial Products Plant. Croley said Jack Henson, 51, of Corbin, died from injuries he sustained while at the plant. Henson was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m. on Wednesday. Read more about the incident here: https://thenewsjournal.net/one-person-dies-wednesday-morning-after-accident-at-williamsburg-firestone-industrial-products/

A Williamsburg man was under the influence of alcohol, speeding and operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended for driving while under the influence when he hit another vehicle on I-75 nearly two years ago killing a two-year-old and seriously injuring the child’s mother. It took jurors about one hour and 45 minutes Thursday afternoon to convict Matthew Paul Croley, 36, of the wanton murder of Patrick Flores, and first-degree assault for injuries caused to Flores’ mother during the crash. The jury also convicted Croley on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment for endangering Flores three siblings, who were also in the vehicle at the time of the crash,...

Whitley Circuit Court jurors recommended a 25-year prison sentence for a Corbin jewelry store robber, who had seven prior felony convictions before he picked up an eighth felony conviction Thursday afternoon. The nine-man, three-woman jury needed less than 15 minutes to convict Lonnie D. Huff, 48, of Emmalena, on a charge of complicity to commit first-degree robbery. Jurors could have convicted him of second-degree robbery, theft by unlawful taking value $10,000 or more or acquitted him. Jurors needed about twice that amount of time to recommend their sentence. In his closing argument during the sentencing phase of the trial, Commonwealth’s Attorney Ronnie Bowling urged jurors to recommend a life sentence for Huff, who...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that I-75 northbound at mile point 7.5 in Whitley County is closed due to a four-commercial vehicle crash. A detour is in place in Tennessee for northbound traffic: Traffic to detour at the Jellico exit and take U.S. 25 into Williamsburg. Expect delays and road closure of up to an estimated two to three hours.

The family of Douglas Harless has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Laurel Circuit Court against the London Police Department, City of London, Kentucky, and several London police officers in connection to the fatal police raid that killed Harless in his own home late last year. The Sept. 10 lawsuit also names several London Police officers or now former London Police officers in their individual capacities, including then Chief Jerry Hollon, Lt. Andrew Jackson, then Sgt. Ashley Taylor, Sgt. Elbert Riley, Detective Landry Collett, Detective Wesley Wolfe, Lt. Troy Truett, Sgt. Jonathan Jackson, and Patrolman Josh Morgan and other unknown defendants. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for violations of...

One person had to be flown out by emergency medical helicopter following a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning near Exit 15 that involved a moped. About 9:50 a.m., Richard Vance, 60, of King Mt. Spur, was driving a 2002 Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck north on US25W when he went to make a left hand turn into the parking lot of the Shell Station near Exit 15, said Williamsburg Assistant Police Chief Brandon White. Vance turned into the path of a 2024 Honda moped, which was heading south on US25W and being driven by Ngoc Nguyen, 26, of East KY-204. Nguyen was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Vance told police...