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Extension Service’s ‘Winter School’ offers family-friendly fun

From slow cooker recipes to common landscaping mistakes, the Whitley County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a wide and varied range of classes that began this Monday at its first ever "Winter School."

UPDATED: Student arrested for taking gun to WCHS brandished weapon, threatened suicide

A Whitley County High School student, arrested last Thursday afternoon for bringing a firearm onto school property, allegedly brandished the weapon in the school parking lot and apparently made threats to commit suicide before police finally took him into custody.

Local teen’s Iron Man Christmas wish comes true

A Corbin woman's efforts to make Christmas just a little better for one local boy have received international attention, and she says she hopes its just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to her charitable efforts.

BRMC Physical Rehabilitation Unit celebrates 20 years

Baptist Regional Medical Center's Physical Rehabilitation Department celebrated its 20th anniversary recently during a special community open house, and officials with the hospital promised to continue the program for many years to come.

Local teen who died of auto crash injuries remembered as caring, ‘always happy’

A popular Whitley County High School senior, severely injured in a three-car crash on the Corbin Bypass Dec. 17, passed away Thursday night at a Lexington hospital.

Lawsuit questioning Corbin liquor licenses dismissed; Morgan vows to appeal

A lawsuit by a Richmond liquor store operator seeking to invalidate the issuance of package liquor licenses in Corbin was dismissed by a circuit court judge earlier this month.

210 local children helped through BRMC’s Angels Unaware program

Through the generosity of Baptist Regional Medical Center employees, 94 needy local families will have a little brighter Christmas this year.

EXTRA CONTENT: Documents reveal brutality claim settled on behalf of county for $140,000; video of incident released

An insurer for the Whitley County Fiscal Court paid a local man $140,000 to settle claims he made against three Whitley County Sheriff's deputies that they "savagely" beat him during a traffic stop in early May, according to documents obtained by the News Journal...

Whitley County HS senior fighting for her life after Monday crash in Corbin

A popular Whitley County High School student is fighting for her life after receiving life-threatening injuries Monday night in a three-vehicle collision on the Corbin Bypass. She is currently being treated at a Lexington hospital.

Popular local radio personality, former PRIDE Director dies Monday; memorial service planned for Thursday

A popular local radio personality, and pioneer of a program created to tackle environmental problems in southern and eastern Kentucky, passed away Monday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.