Three Albany residents were arrested Friday after officers searched the Shell station on Tennessee Road. Clinton County Sheriff Ricky Marcum says officers seized large quantities of suspected narcotics and a substantial amount of cash during […]

A Lexington man was arrested Friday in Somerset after allegedly arranging to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl. Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones says 48-year-old Jose Omar Preza Sanchez had engaged in sexually […]

WJRS NEWS extends a heartfelt thank-you to the students of Russell County High School’s Next Gen Civics Club and Current Events class for the outstanding job they did creating the outline for and conducting the […]

The Russell County Industrial Development Authority board voted Tuesday morning to donate three acres at the Lake Cumberland Regional Industrial Complex for a proposed fire department substation. Russell Springs Fire Department Assistant Chief Mark Barnett […]

Russell Springs Police are investigating an altercation in the Middletown community that left two men seriously injured last night. Chief Bryan Shepard told WJRS NEWS the incident occurred at a residence around 8:00 p.m. Police […]

A Casey County deputy jailer has been charged following an allegation involving a female inmate. According to an arrest citation, 28-year-old Samuel Chance Phillips of Kings Mountain was working at the Casey County Detention Center […]

A news story which aired Wednesday on WJRS Local News has generated a response from parties and entities involved, and much discussion within the community. WJRS reported that the Russell County Industrial Development Authority had […]