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New details, possible motive emerge in double homicide case

Paul Parsons is charged with two counts of murder and burglary in connection with an early morning shooting Wednesday. A Corbin man, who is charged with shooting and killing two people early Wednesday morning at a residence just outside the Corbin city limits, had been at the...
Posted On 08 Jun 2017

Police: Dead man found in funeral home parking lot committed suicide

Corbin Police were called to the parking lot at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home Thursday morning in response to a suicide in the parking lot. Police say 72-year-old Johnie Kinman of Corbin was pronounced dead at the scene. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson, the department’s public...

Corbin man arrested for murder, burglary in Wednesday double shooting

A Corbin man is now behind bars charged with murder in connection with a double homicide that occurred early Wednesday morning at a residence on Fred Nash Lane, which is located off Gordon Hill just outside the Corbin city limits. About 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Kentucky State Police...
Posted On 07 Jun 2017

Update: Double homicide victims each died from multiple gunshot wounds

Kentucky State Police are investigating a double homicide that occurred at a trailer on Fred Nash Lane early Wednesday morning, which is located off Gordon Hill just outside the Corbin city limits. The two bodies were discovered after state police received a call about a possible...
Posted On 07 Jun 2017

Richmond man reported missing in southern Laurel County

Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking for the public’s help to find a missing Richmond man who was last seen in southern Laurel County. Thirty-nine-year-old Jerry Gullette, who had been visiting an acquaintance in the area, was reported missing Monday morning. Deputy Gilbert...

Update: Corbin firefighter recovering after suffering stroke while on duty

Family and co-workers say a Corbin firefighter who suffered a stroke while on duty last Friday is on the road to recovery. Captain Doug Brock, a 16-year veteran of the department remains at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington but according to his wife, Andrea, anti-clot...

W’burg drinking water among state’s cleanest

Williamsburg’s drinking water is some of the cleanest in the state. Kentucky’s Energy and Environment Cabinet has recognized 36 surface water treatment plants in Kentucky for meeting the goals of Kentucky’s Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) for 2016, including the...
Posted On 24 May 2017

Briar Creek Park bridge repair still weeks away

Williamsburg officials hope to start repair or replacement work early next month on the Briar Creek Park bridge, which has been closed since flooding damaged it in late April and early May. Initially, city officials received estimates ranging from $30,000 – $300,000 to...
Posted On 24 May 2017

Man tells police Flakka was ‘eating him up’

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a Keavy man that crossed the Cumberland Gap Pkwy. while attempting to elude capture Tuesday morning said he was under the influence of “FLAKKA.” Thirty-two-year-old Jason David Blevins was arrested after running from the Pilot truck stop to...

Woodbine man killed when SUV falls on him

A Woodbine man was killed Thursday morning when the SUV he was working underneath of came down on top of him. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley identified the victim as 25-year-old Jarrett Neal. “It was just a very tragic accident,” Croley said. Woodbine firefighters were paged...