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Multiple area departments on scene of fire at Eastern Kentucky Recycling

UPDATE: Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said an excavator is being used to dig into the burning pile of scrap aluminum at Eastern Kentucky Recycling and get at the source of the fire. “When we knock it down, it comes right back,” Moses said of...

Tri-County Cineplex owner explains, defends new safety policy

A new policy at the Tri-County Cineplex has sparked mixed reaction on social media following its implementation this week. The movie theater will no longer permit individuals to carry large purses or backpacks into the theater for safety reasons. Suzie Razmus, owner of Tri-County...

UPDATED: Boiled water advisory lifted; Lessons learned from W’burg water outtage

UPDATE: Officials have lifted the Boiled Water Advisory for the city of Williamsburg. Running water is something most of us take for granted. We use it for drinking, bathing and cleaning. It is always there. Except when it isn’t, like this past weekend in Williamsburg when a pair...
Posted On 12 Jul 2018

Corbin man injured in rollover crash Wednesday

A Corbin man had to be extricated from his SUV Wednesday afternoon after it slid off of Interstate 75 and overturned in Laurel County. James A. McClane, 55, was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in London for treatment of possible injuries sustained in the single-vehicle crash. Laurel...

Welfare check leads to drug arrest

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies called to perform a welfare check on an individual walking north on Interstate 75 Wednesday morning found assorted drugs and drug paraphernalia. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said deputies arrested Christopher...