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Tourism Commission negotiating to buy old L&N steam engine

A piece of Corbin history may soon be returning to the city through a cooperative effort by the Corbin Tourism Commission and city officials from Corbin and the City of Bainbridge, Ga.

Incumbents win in Corbin City Commission race

The Corbin City Commission is returning the four incumbents, as Suzie Razmus, Joe Shelton Ed Tye and Freddy “Bruce” Hodge were re-elected to another two-year term.

Grimes bus tour makes stop in downtown Corbin Monday

With multiple polls showing a tight race just over a week before the election, U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes met with supporters at Sanders Park in Corbin as part of a campaign swing through southeastern Kentucky Monday.

Corbin explosion traced to old fuel tank

An explosion that was felt and heard throughout the Corbin area Monday was caused by a cutting torch being used to scrap a fuel tank at Three Rivers Cutting off of 19th Street.

McConnell visits Corbin business during campaign stop

With the most recent polls showing that Kentucky’s Senate race remains a dead heat between Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Democrat challenger Alison Lundergan-Grimes, McConnell returned to the Corbin area Thursday in an effort to separate himself from Grimes...

Corbin man accused of hitting teen escapes from home incarceration

 A Corbin man accused of hitting a teen with his van in September is now wanted on escape charges after cutting off his home incarceration bracelet and fleeing the area.

Hospitalized man reunited with his ‘best friend’

When traditional medicine had reached the limits of its ability to help 73-year-old James Watham recover, Baptist Health Corbin staff and Dr. Ray Hays decided it was time to look at a non-traditional remedy centered around man’s best friend. 

Arson suspected in blaze that destroyed Corbin home

Investigators say arson is suspected in a fire that destroyed a home on 23rd Street in Corbin early Monday morning.

Corbin physician facing federal gun charges

  A Corbin physician was arrested Thursday on a federal indictment warrant charging him with being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.

Alcohol suspected as factor in rollover crash on I-75 Tuesday

Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies suspect alcohol as a factor in a crash on Interstate 75 Tuesday afternoon in which a minivan rolled multiple times, ejecting the driver.