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UPDATED: Wild, high-speed police chase ends in south Corbin

A police chase that began about 2 p.m. on Interstate 75 at the Madison/Rockcastle County line, ended two counties later when Corbin Police deployed spike strips near the Laurel/Whitley County line.

Beshear announces $1.65 million widening project near I-75 Exit 25

Since it opened in March 2009, the David L. Williams Agriculture and Exposition Center has hosted multiple events that have led to miles of traffic backups on Interstate 75.

Caudill gets 10 years for death of Corbin man in DUI accident

Christopher Caudill received the maximum 10-year prison sentence for killing Corbin resident Willie D. Smith in 2010, but even that wasn't enough for Smith's widow.

EXCLUSIVE 911 AUDIO: Shooting suspect tells police he’s ‘glad’ victim is dead

"I'll go to prison over this but it's worth it."

That is what 55-year-old William Cox told 9-1-1 dispatchers when he called to report that he had shot and killed Ryan Matthew Abner outside his home on Forest Circle Drive Monday afternoon.

Corbin couple injured in crash on I-75 Thursday

A Corbin couple was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in London for treatment of injuries they suffered when their car hit a concrete barrier on Interstate 75 Thursday morning.

City wants Chamber of Commerce to pay $20,000 for NIBROC overtime costs

Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Director Bruce Carpenter came to the Corbin City Commission meeting Monday to discuss a proposal that the chamber help the city cover some of the approximately $20,000 in overtime it pays out to employees during Nibroc.

Officials say both bridges on I-75 near Laurel/Whitley line have structural problems

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials say it will take four to six weeks to repair the cracks in the support beams of the Interstate 75 bridges at the Laurel/Whitley County line.

London woman loses over 30 percent of body weight, wins NIBROC Just Lose It competition

Danielle Baker of London took home the top prize in the 2012 Nibroc Just Lose It competition, dropping 30.28 percent of her body weight in just over three months.

Corbin man charged with assault after shooting neighbor in the chest

A Corbin man accused of shooting his neighbor, Everett Morgan in the chest Friday morning is scheduled to return to court Tuesday, while Morgan remains in critical condition at UK Hospital.

Corbin couple arrested for drug trafficking; over 400 pills found in home

A Corbin couple has been charged with multiple drug trafficking offenses in Laurel County after sheriff's deputies found more than 400 prescription pills at their home.