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Duo arrested in connection with Thursday armed robbery

  A Corbin area duo was arrested Thursday in connection with the armed robbery of a Good Samaritan.

Report of suspicious individual leads to DUI arrest

  Whitley County constables, sheriff’s deputies, and state police were involved in the search for a Sadieville man in connection with multiple complaints of an individual knocking on doors and requesting to use the phone at homes on Barton Mill cutoff and Tattersall...

Whitley deputy involved in head-on collision

  Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Cody Harrell was taken to Baptist Health Corbin after his cruiser struck a pickup truck head-on Wednesday afternoon.

Gray man involved in fatal wreck in Monticello

  A Gray man was driving one of two tractor-trailer trucks involved in a fatal three-vehicle collision Wednesday morning in Wayne County.

Whitley Fiscal Court, Sheriff’s Dept. spar over budget

The Whitley County Fiscal Court approved the new $1.534 million budget for the sheriff’s department Tuesday night, but a disagreement over prior use of $10,000 in coal severance money led the court to approve it on a “line item by line item” basis.

Police think ‘jealousy’ may have been motive for Corbin teen’s killing spree

More than 10-months after a Corbin teen killed three members of his family, local police are releasing new details about the case and still have unanswered questions.

Assistant Police Chief files as candidate for Corbin City Commission

Corbin residents will have at least one new option in the 2016 race for city commission as Assistant Police Chief Bruce Rains has filed to run.

Two plan to plead guilty in federal tax fraud case

Two of the four Knox County defendants indicted in October on federal charges of tax fraud have announced their intent to change their initial “not guilty” pleas.

W’burg couple facing child endangerment charges after family home found infested with roaches

  A Williamsburg couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor after Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies reported finding the family’s home infested with roaches and in otherwise deplorable conditions Wednesday.

Arrest made in connection with Lynn Camp vehicle break-ins

 Knox County Sheriff's officials have confirmed that a woman arrested in North Carolina Tuesday is the suspect sought in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins at Lynn Camp High School.