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Keavy man accused of driving while under the influence for fourth time

A Keavy man is facing a felony DUI charge as he was arrested on his fourth DUI following a crash last Thursday night on U.S. 25 in Lily. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say 57-year-old Franklin Early admitted that he had taken Percocet earlier in the day and had Percocet in his...

Drowning victim identified as McCreary County teen

Joshua Antonio Hipolito, 16, hadn’t been at the Laurel Lake Spillway long Monday afternoon when he and some friends decided to jump off some rocks near the beach like numerous others have done. Unfortunately for Hipolito, he apparently tired out before being able to swim back to...
Posted On 27 Jun 2017

Body of 16-year-old recovered near Spillway

A 16-year-old male, whose name hasn’t been released by authorities yet pending notification of his next of kin, hadn’t been at the Laurel Lake Spillway long Monday afternoon when he and some friends decided to jump off some rocks near the beach like numerous other people....
Posted On 27 Jun 2017

Search underway for 16-year-old who may have drown at Laurel Lake

Emergency officials are on the scene of an apparent drowning near the Laurel Lake Spillway. The drowning was reported about 4:20 p.m. and involves a 16-year-old male. The teen was reportedly jumping off a rock near the spillway. Emergency officials from eight agencies are on the...
Posted On 26 Jun 2017

Corbin man indicted in federal court in murder-for-hire scheme involving Whitley County prosecutors

A July 19 arraignment has been scheduled in U.S. District Court in London at 1:30 p.m. for a Corbin man, who was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on charges related to an alleged murder-for-hire scheme where two of the would-be victims were Whitley County prosecutors....
Posted On 23 Jun 2017

CSX locomotive catches fire in Woodbine

Five area fire departments were called to Ky. 26 in Woodbine Thursday after a locomotive on a northbound CSX train caught fire. Woodbine and Corbin firefighters were initially paged to the scene approximately one mile south of the intersection with Ky. 6 about 5:40 p.m. Woodbine...

Jury: Corbin didn’t wrongfully terminate officers

It took a seven-woman, five-man jury a little over an hour last Wednesday to conclude that the city of Corbin did nothing wrong when it laid off two Corbin police officers in 2014. Jonathan Dean and Kyle Gray filed a wrongful termination suit shortly after being laid off on Sept....
Posted On 21 Jun 2017

Trial begins for former Corbin officers who lost jobs

When Jonathan Dean and Robert Kyle Gray were let go by the Corbin Police Department on Sept. 5, 2014, was their employment permanently terminated due to a reduction in the workforce or where they simply laid off? Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...
Posted On 21 Jun 2017

City votes to hire four new police officers

The Corbin Police Department has hired four new officers, and Chief Rusty Hedrick said that brings it up to full force. At the regular monthly meeting of the Corbin City Commission Monday night, Hedrick announced that the addition of Caleb Hester, William Stewart, Estes Rhodes...

West Knox Fire Department wins extrication challenge

A team of West Knox firefighters took first place in the extrication challenge at the Appalachian Foothills Fire Muster, marking the third consecutive win for the department. The team of Darryl Baker, Steve Mayer, Richie Wynn, Amos Moses, Kiker Moses and Brandon Ledford cleared...