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Missing child dies after being found inside car

Kentucky State Police are investigating after a 2-year-old died after she was found in a closed vehicle. Law enforcement and emergency personnel were called to Leona Wyatt Road off of west Ky. 312 to search for the child, identified as Aubrey Rose, at approximately 2:15 p.m....

Tractor-trailer wreck shuts down I-75 north Sunday night

Northbound Interstate 75 near Corbin was shut down for more than six hours Sunday night and into Monday morning after a truckload of particle board was spilled onto the highway. Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement was called to the scene at the...

Police attempt to render aid leads to felony DUI arrest

It isn’t the amount of alcohol in his system, but the .272 a Corbin man blew on the breathalyzer test police administered early Sunday morning led to his fourth DUI arrest, which is a felony under Kentucky law. Corbin Police arrested Steven W. Powell, 31, on charges of operating...

Nantz to be arraigned today in federal murder case

One week after a federal grand jury indicted him for the murder of Geri D. Johnson on March 16, Daniel S. Nantz is scheduled to make his initial court appearance. Nantz, 29, of Woodbine, is scheduled to be arraigned at 4 p.m. today in U.S. District Court in London on charges of...

W’burg man facing felony DUI charge

A Williamsburg man was arrested Thursday morning on a felony DUI charge. Roy Sumner, 32, is facing charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol – fourth or greater offense, and driving on DUI suspended license following a traffic stop on Ky. 26 in Corbin....

Traffic stop leads police to wanted man in stolen vehicle

A traffic stop Thursday morning led Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers to a man wanted in North Carolina on assault and auto theft charges. Officer Steve Douglas arrested Michael Brandon Holmes, 40, of Tabor City following the traffic stop...

Nantz facing federal murder charge for death of Geri Johnson

A federal grand jury has returned a murder indictment against Daniel S. Nantz of Woodbine in connection with the March 16 fatal shooting of a pregnant woman, who prosecutors claim was killed in order to keep her from cooperating with federal authorities about Nantz’s...

Corbin City Commission, tourism commission working on deal to have tourism run The Corbin Center

The contract has yet to be finalized, but Corbin city officials and the Corbin Tourism Commission have reached an initial agreement that would turn daily operations of The Corbin Center over to tourism. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get...

Gray man charged with kidnapping wife at gunpoint

A Gray man is facing kidnapping and wanton endangerment charges for allegedly forcing his wife and her two children from their residence at gunpoint and driving to North Carolina. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Corbin woman charged with stealing from employer

A Corbin woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing approximately $3,000 from the business for which she worked. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tammy Lynn Miracle, 47, Monday night following an investigation by Detective Kyle Gray into the thefts at the...