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Three more indictments handed down in Bronson Fugate meth case

Three more people have been indicted in connection with the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine involving former police officer Charlie Bronson Fugate. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...

Corbin Library holding mammoth book sale to prepare for renovations

The Corbin Public Library is planning the mother of all booksales in preparation for the renovations to the annex building. At Thursday’s regular meeting of the library board, Chair Brenda Jones explained that the first floor of the annex building had become the storage area for...

Corbin Library hosting mammoth book sale beginning Thursday

The Corbin Public Library is planning the mother of all book sales in preparation for the renovations to the annex building. At Thursday’s regular meeting of the library board, Chair Brenda Jones explained that the first floor of the annex building had become the storage area for...

Laurel deputies take possession of prop money

A Laurel County business owner contacted the sheriff’s department after a pallet of prop money came into his business. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said James Jones, the owner of Pallets R Us in London, asked deputies to take more than $1...

UPDATE: KSP: Corbin man reported missing is alive and well

UPDATE: A Corbin man who had been reported missing since Saturday is alive and well. Kevin Brock, 42, who had been reported missing by his family on Saturday, contacted Kentucky State Police Wednesday. Brock later met with troopers in Knox County to confirm that he was well....

Corbin City Manager suspended for 30 days

The Corbin City Commission voted unanimously Monday night to suspend City Manager Marlon Sams for 30 days without pay. Following an executive session lasting more than one hour during the regular monthly meeting, the commissioners cited inaccuracies in the budget process relating...

Corbin woman in critical condition after being struck by SUV

A Corbin woman is in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center after she was struck by an SUV on the Corbin bypass Sunday night. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson, the department’s public affairs officer, said Tina Mullins, 47, was walking on the roadway near...

Countywide effort stops fire at W’burg scrapyard Thursday

Nearly 60 firefighters spent more than seven hours battling a fire that tore through a pile of scrap aluminum at Eastern Kentucky Recycling in Williamsburg Thursday. Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd said firefighters were paged to the scene at 300 Savoy Clear Creek Road at...

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...

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...