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Search for south Whitley man called off

UPDATE: The south Whitley man who has been missing since Wednesday night, is safe, but not at home. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said 30-year-old Joshua Higginbotham approached his home on Lot Mud Creek Road as Moses spoke with family members....

Courtney Taylor released from hospital, booked at jail

Courtney Taylor is charged with three counts of murder in the death of her husband and two children. A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot her husband and two children while they slept on Jan. 13, was released from the University of Kentucky Medical Center about 11:30 a.m....
Posted On 25 Jan 2017

Golden Alert issued for missing Ohio man

A Golden Alert has been issued for an Ohio man, who went missing at the Kentucky Welcome Center off I-75 early Tuesday morning. Randall Alan Walker, 54, disappeared about 3 a.m. at the northbound rest area near the Kentucky/Tennessee line. Walker has bi-polar symptoms when off...
Posted On 24 Jan 2017

W’burg couple arrested for kidnapping, sex abuse, robbery

A Williamsburg husband and wife are facing kidnapping and sex abuse charges in connection with an alleged New Year’s Day incident. Hugh E. Roark, 52, and Tonya Roark, 43, of North Sixth Street, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, first-degree sexual abuse,...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Taylor family’s pastor tries to come to grips with awful tragedy

Two days after three founding members of Grace Christian Fellowship church were killed in their own home, pastor Gerald Mullins spoke to a nearly packed house. “We had a real moving service Sunday. We had a large crowd and a lot of folks who were hurt and grieving. At a...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Corbin twins facing child porn charges

Randall and Raymond Hollon are facing federal child pornography charges. Twin brothers from Corbin are each facing federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Burglars take several items, including kitchen sinks

Area law enforcement is searching for the person or persons that took many things, including the kitchen sink, from two homes under construction in a Corbin subdivision Monday night. Whitley County Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling said the burglary occurred late Monday night at the...

Corbin City Commission puts brakes on police chief hiring, decides to seek applicants

Corbin Interim Police Chief Rusty Hedrick may yet become the next chief, but it will not happen without the city seeing who else may be interested in the job. At Tuesday’s special called meeting of the Corbin City Commission, the commissioners failed to approve a motion to hire...

Update: Courtney Taylor charged with three counts of murder-domestic violence

A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot and killed her husband and her two children Friday before being shot twice by a Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy, has been charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder. Saturday morning, Kentucky State Police Detective...
Posted On 14 Jan 2017

Quarter horse track project getting closer to reality, officials say

Plans for a $50 million quarter horse track and “historical wagering” gambling parlor in Corbin showed signs of life Tuesday after a period of little movement over the past year. During a meeting of the Corbin Tri-County Joint Industrial Development Authority Tuesday, the board...