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Federal judge says he’s ‘taking a chance’ on chop shop operators, gives lenient sentences

As each of the five individuals who pleaded guilty to organizing and operating a vehicle chop shop in Laurel County in 2008-09 came before him Tuesday for sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge Amul Thapar advised them he was being lenient based on private information shared...

Former Corbin pet shop owners gets suspended sentence on animal cruelty charges

The owner of a Corbin Pet Shop who left numerous animals locked in the building for days, received the maximum penalty, one year in jail, which she can avoid if she has no further encounters with police over the next two years.

EXTRA CONTENT: County facing another Sheriff’s Dept. related lawsuit

Representatives of the estate of Cassandra Byrd, who was killed in June when she was hit by an SUV on Interstate 75 after escaping from the custody of a Whitley County Sheriff's deputy, have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Whitley County, the Whitley County...

Corbin School System may take over management of city’s tech center

The Corbin Technology Center is a technology center in name only. The Corbin Independent School System may be able to change that if talks with city commission on a management deal are successful.

County reaches settlement with Brewer in brutality case

Whitley County's request for a new trial and Dalton Christopher Brewer's opposition to it have become moot points as a settlement has been reached

UPDATED: Man dies in single-vehicle crash in north Corbin early Friday

Twenty-five-year-old Daniel Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene following a single vehicle wreck near the intersection of Ky. 1223 and Ky. 2392 Friday morning in southern Laurel County.

Laurel Sheriff’s Deputy injured during investigation of Keavy meth lab

A Laurel County Sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital for treatment for exposure to chemicals during an investigation of a methamphetamine lab in Mill Creek Estates in Keavy Friday morning.

Former jail transport officer released from jail following arrest on federal drug charges

Gregory Keith Smith

One of the three men facing federal charges of...

Corbin High student hit by Fire Dept. car while crossing 18th Street

Less than a day after she was hit by a Corbin Fire Department car while trying to cross 18th Street, Melissa Sims was back in class at Corbin ...

Jury awards Brewer $6.2 million in lawsuit against Whitley County, Sheriff

Following six days of testimony and more than three hours of deliberations an eight-person jury found for Dalton Christopher Brewer in his lawsuit against Whitley County and Sheriff Lawrence Hodge and awarded him $6,282,480.

Posted On 11 Nov 2010