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Lily man kicks Whitley County deputy during Sunday arrest

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies say a Lily man was under the influence of alcohol when he got into a fight with family members, and then kicked the deputy who tried to place him under arrest early Sunday morning in Corbin. Jeremiah Scott Poynter, 21, is facing charges of...

Williamsburg man charged with first-degree assault

A Williamsburg man admitted to stabbing another man in the neck with a pocket knife Thursday night, but told Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies it was self-defense. Matthew N. Goins, 31, is facing one count of first-degree assault in connection with the incident on Chester Goins...

Corbin man charged with first-degree assault, DUI

A Corbin man, who was allegedly intoxicated when he attempted to drive off in his father’s car Tuesday night dragging him in the process, has been charged with assault. Corbin Police arrested Jesse Ray Collier, 18, on charges of first-degree assault, operating a motor vehicle...

Whitley County’s Nick Wilson still in the running after week 12 of Survivor: Winners at War

Episode 12 of CBS’s Survivor: Winners at War opened with the eight remaining Koru tribe members returning from the tribal council after Sophie was sent to the Edge of Extinction with a blindside, and several members were on the outs as a result. Ben and Sarah voiced their...

Kentucky State Police arrest Corbin man in connection with pawn shop burglary; searching for second man

Kentucky State Police have arrested one person and are searching for a second in connection with the burglary of a Corbin area pawn shop sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. The burglars were captured on surveillance video as they forced their way into Gotcha Back Pawn...

UPDATE: WD Bryant burglar broke glass out of door; tried to take chainsaw

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individuals involved in a burglary at W.D. Bryant, and possibly a Corbin storage building, early Thursday morning. Video surveillance captured the male subject in a blue hooded sweatshirt taking a backpack blower and...

Corbin Police investigating early morning burglary at WD Bryant

Corbin Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individuals involved in the burglary at WD Bryant early Thursday morning. Video surveillance captured the male subject in a blue hooded sweatshirt taking a backpack blower and string trimmer. He fled the scene in an...

Corbin man gets huge sendoff at Baptist Health Corbin where he beat COVID–19

After more than two weeks of treatment for COVID–19 at Baptist Health Corbin, 68-year-old James Walters was discharged Wednesday afternoon. Walters, a Corbin resident, was wheeled through the hallways where hospital staff applauded and showed signs supporting his effort to...

Quest for Pokemon cards leads to robbery charge in W’burg

The quest for Pokémon cards landed a Corbin man in jail on a robbery charge after police say he ran into a customer and his seven-year-old daughter at the Williamsburg Walmart as he attempted to flee with more than $110 worth of the trading cards Friday afternoon. Jeremy Cureton,...

Corbin Police accommodate woman who demanded to be arrested

For once, police gave in to a suspect’s demands, handcuffing and hauling a Corbin woman to the Whitley County Detention Center after she demanded that she be arrested early Saturday morning. Corbin Police arrest Emily Suzanne French, 31, at her apartment on West Seventh Street at...