Williamsburg News

Fire chief: 'It could have been worse.' For more information and photos see next Wedneday's print edition of the News Journal.

Read the entire report by clicking here. The Kentucky Center for School Safety released its annual safety report Monday for the 2007-08 academic year finding that almost 94 percent of Kentucky's students were not offenders.

Originally published July 2, 2009 at 10:13 a.m., updated July 2, 2009 at 11:16 a.m. WILLIAMSBURG, Ky.

The 2009 NIBROC Festival in Corbin will end this year on a decidedly country note as Restless Heart plans to close the festival Saturday, Aug.

Matthew Taylor and Jonathan Taylor, pictured above. Williamsburg police are asking for the public's help in locating two local residents wanted in connection with felony charges out of Ohio.

The long arm of the law reached out and grabbed a short-sighted thief when he ran out of gas while trying to flee from police.

A Williamsburg man pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon to charges of allegedly kidnapping a former girlfriend earlier that morning and dousing her with gasoline before trying to rape her and threatening to set her on fire, according to court documents.

A federal law passed in 2007 has some local public swimming pool operators up in arms, while others have been forced to delay the opening of their pools to make, sometimes costly, upgrades in order to meet new standards.

A Manchester man was arrested Friday after leading police on a wild, high-speed chase through Laurel and Whitley counties after allegedly steeling lawn care equipment from a London store.

The victim of an unexplained shooting last Tuesday near Cumberland Falls has been identified, and local authorities are now say he pulled the trigger himself.

As severe weather rolls across the northern parts of the WBIR-TV viewing area, we have various reports of power outages and trees down.

A quick dash to grab clothes off the line turned into quite a scare for Monty Sands.

The cleanup continues in southeastern Kentucky after a round of severe weather blew through Wednesday.

Two Whitley county men were charged with cultivating marijuana Wednesday thanks to tips from the community.

The Williamsburg Police Department is investigating two separate narcotic cases that involved the arrest of four adults and one juvenile over a 25-hour time period.

The victim of an unexplained shooting Tuesday near Cumberland Falls has been identified, but police are still searching for a suspect in the crime.

A Tuesday afternoon shooting near the Cumberland Falls in Whitley County has police puzzled as they search for s suspect and try to identify the victim.

Damage from Tuesday's storms in Whitley County appears similar to that of February's straight-line 100 mph winds, but not quite as wide spread, according to initial assessments by Whitley County officials Tuesday evening.

State Auditor Crit Luallen today released five audits of Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge, which found a total deficit of nearly $125,000 in the office over a three-year period.

The Williamsburg Police Department is seeking information on the location of a suspected wanted by authorities in connection with a shooting incident that happened over the weekend inside the city limits.