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Both Laurel and McCreary counties reported new COVID-19 cases late Wednesday afternoon. Laurel County, which has seen a surge in cases since June 9, reported four new cases Wednesday, and that one of the 12 cases reported Tuesday, which was listed as probable, has now been...

A pair of local hospitals will share in a $383 million settlement regarding a 13-year-old dispute regarding Medicaid funding rates. St. Joseph London will receive $18,245,058 as part of the settlement, and Baptist Regional Medical Center, which now operates as Baptist Health...

UPDATE: Stephanie’s Down Home Pharmacy was once again open for business Thursday morning, one day after U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials and Kentucky State Police were seen there Wednesday. Store officials posted on the pharmacy’s Facebook page Wednesday...

The case of an Ohio woman accused of leading Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase on Interstate 75 near Corbin last Tuesday will be presented to a Whitley County grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

A final decision on whether or not to hold the 2020 Moonbow Eggfest will not be made until July, but officials say it must be made then if the Sept. 12 event is to go on as scheduled. Tourism Director Maggy Kriebel, one of the event organizers, said the Eggfest committee recently...

The legal case against a Williamsburg woman, who allegedly killed her husband and two teenage daughters in their southern Whitley County home on Jan. 13, 2017, is now officially closed. On Wednesday morning, Courtney Taylor, 44, was officially sentenced to life without the...

Full results in Tuesday’s primary election in Whitley County will not be available until next Tuesday, but based on the early returns from those who voted early in-person and those who went to the polls Tuesday, turnout will be around 34 percent. Whitley County Clerk Carolyn...

COVID-19 cases are increasing at a high rate in Laurel County, which recently recorded its third death from the virus, and it continued to spread at a much slower rate in Whitley, McCreary, Knox and Bell Counties over the past week. The Laurel County Health Department announced...

The 68th Annual NIBROC Festival has officially been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce issued a statement Wednesday morning officially announcing the cancelation. “As you are all acutely aware, we are living in extraordinary times....

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