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The investigation into the March 16 shooting death of Geri Johnson has taken another turn after investigators arrested an associate of the suspect in her death on federal kidnapping charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Spring has sprung and opportunities abound to get outside, and even help improve the community. Events kick of Saturday with the return of the Corbin City Yard Sale. Downtown Director Aaron Sturgill said the sale will be held between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Depot Street between...

The Tri-County Republican Women hosted Elizabethtown native Daniel Cameron who is seeking to become the first Republican attorney general in Kentucky since 1948. “It is going well,” Cameron said of the primary campaign. “I feel like people have been receptive to the message of...

Whitley County has become a Republican stronghold but one of the gubernatorial candidates in the Democrat primary, Adam Edelen, is attempting to make inroads, meeting with supporters Saturday night in Corbin. Edelen, who currently serves as Kentucky’s State Auditor, talked with...

An escapee from a Knox County Work Release detail was recaptured Tuesday morning in Gray. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Anthony Lee Smith, 29, of Bimble during a traffic stop on Sam Parker Road, off of U.S. 25E. Deputy William Stewart, the department’s public affairs...

The Corbin Senior Center is treading water, but officials say cuts to federal and state aid have the facility scrambling to make up the shortfall. The center on Barbourville Street serves seniors, ages 60 and over in Whitley, Knox and Laurel Counties. Center Director Beverly...

A Laurel County deputy was injured Thursday night in a fight with a suspect who was allegedly trespassing at a north Corbin residence. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said Sergeant Greg Poynter suffered a serious injury to his hand in the fight...

Thirteen area residents are among the 19 individuals named in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Whitley, Knox and Laurel Counties. The local individuals include: Tasha Wrenicke, 36, Scott Hensley, 37, Darryl Moore, Tharold Johnson, 27,...

The state office building on Roy Kidd Ave. in Corbin was closed for approximately 30 minutes Thursday afternoon after a suspicious package was delivered to the Family Support Office, which administers Medicaid, SNAP and KTAP programs among others. Corbin firefighters and police...

A Corbin man was arrested Sunday night on a felony DUI charge. Luke A Frenz, 35, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs/etc. – fourth or greater offense following a traffic stop on Sixth Street. Corbin Police Officer William Stewart stated in the arrest...