From WRIL The Big One - WRIL has learned that a man indicted for his role in the death of a 17-month-old child in 2023 has signed a plea agreement offer with the Commonwealth Attorney's office. On May 7, 2025, 45-year-old Harvey Gollahan was indicted by a Bell County Grand Jury for Murder and three counts of Criminal Abuse - 1st degree, for his role in the death of Elena Hembree in July of 2023. July 28, 2023, Elena was taken to the Middlesboro ARH hospital. Due to the extrem

From the Middlesboro Police Department - On Thursday, October 16, 2025, Middlesboro Police Lt. Barry Cowan made contact with two motorcycles at Life Church, just off KY 74. During the encounter, Lt. Cowan located a large quantity of methamphetamine and digital scales on 31-year-old Shawn Hatfield, of Middlesboro. The second individual, 30-year-old Michael Payne, also of Middlesboro, was found in possession of suspected methamphetamine and two buprenorphine tablets. Further

From The Middlesboro Police Department - Wednesday, October 15, 2025, Middlesboro Lt. Barry Cowan conducted a traffic stop that led to the arrest of a local woman on Methamphetamine trafficking charges. The citation stated that during the stop, Lt. Cowan located several grams of Methamphetamine concealed on the passenger, identified as 22-year-old Sarah Green, of Middlesboro. In addition to the Methamphetamine, Lt. Cowan recovered numerous small plastic baggies commonly used

From WRIL The Big One - Tommy Saylor - HCDC On Friday, October 3, 2025, shortly after 8:00pm, Harlan Police responded to a report of an...

From The US Dept of Justice - Eastern District of Kentucky Edward Albert Ernsting - LCCC A London man, Edward Albert Ernsting, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom to 76 months in prison, for possession with intent to distribute fluorofentanyl and heroin, as well as a mixture containing methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, on April 9, 2024, Ernsting was found passed out in his vehicle at a gas station, where law enforcement recovered approxi

From the Knox County Ky Sheriff's Department - Jerry Smith - KCDC On September 27, 2025 Knox County Deputy Thomas Martin responded to a...

From WRIL The Big One - Robert Lee Harris - CCJ On Thursday, September 25, 2025, after a two day jury trial, a Claiborne County Jury...

From The Big One WRIL - Sunday morning September 28, 2025, there was a fatal accident on US 25E south of Tom Ball Road a short time before 6:45am. Among the first responders on scene was the Tennesse Highway Patrol. Their preliminary report determined that a 2002 Ford E55 box truck driven by 38-year-old Santana R. Onofre of Mexico was traveling northbound on US 25E on a downhill grade. A second vehicle, a 2019 Ford F-150 driven by 75-year-old Merle T. Chamberlain of Kentucky

From The Bell County Sheriff's Department - On Monday night September 22, 2025, the Pineville Police Department and the Bell County Sheriff Office conducted a search warrant on 4th street in the Wallsend community of the city.  During the execution of the warrant a substantial amount of suspected narcotics and cash believed to be the proceeds from drug trafficking were located within the residence. The drugs were found within reach of a child living at the residence. The cas

From the Big One WRIL - The Kentucky State Police are conducting a death investigation after a man's body was recovered from a river in...

From The Big One WRIL – Shortly after 9:00 am on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, we received word that rescue efforts were ongoing on Norris...

From Kentucky State Police - MANCHESTER, Ky (September 8, 2025) at approximately 2:21 PM, Kentucky State Police Post 11 London, was...

From The Mountain Advocate - Michael Paul Mills - KCDC A video has surfaced following the arrest of a Knox County man recently on an...

From the Middlesboro Police department - Joshua Cook - BCDC On Friday, September 5, 2025, Officers of the Middlesboro Police Department...

From the US Department of Justice - Brandon Farley - HCDC A Harlan, Ky., man was convicted on Thursday, September 4, 2025, by a federal...

From The Knox County Ky Sheriff's Department - The Knox County Ky Sheriff's Department is conducting an ongoing death investigation...

From WRIL The Big One - At approximately 9:47pm Sunday, August 31, 2025, multiple first responders were paged out to an injury accident on Welch Road in Tazewell. According to the THP preliminary report, a woman identified as 35-year-old Tiffany Parker and her 14-year-old daughter were in a 2002 Ford F-150 traveling northbound on Welch Road. Investigating Trooper Sgt. RA Bailey states that the truck ran slightly off the roadway to the right and struck a large tree. The vehi

From WRIL The Big One - The Claiborne County Sheriff's Department is currently conducting a death investigation after the body of a man...

From WRIL The Big One - Christopher Kelly - HCDC On Tuesday August 26, 2025 Kentucky State Police arrest 52-year-old Christopher Kelly of...

From WRIL The Big One - Jerry R. Smith - BCDC On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, KSP Trooper Abner responded to a Highway 66 residence to...