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Update: The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department has reported that Freda Fore was found safe. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a woman, who was reported missing on Dec. 23 but hasn’t been seen for over two weeks....

(Story By Mark White, Jennifer K. Perkins, and Dean Manning) One of two suspects, who is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the Sunday killing of a man in East Bernstadt, was captured following a barricade situation with police Wednesday afternoon in southern Laurel...

COVID-19 could not stop the Jellico Christmas parade on Dec. 13. The community came out to line the streets and wave as the parade drove by

UPDATE: One person is dead and a second person was injured during an attempted robbery at a Keavy area convenience store early Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Jacob S. Vann, 32, of Keavy. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies were called to 312 Market, formerly...

COVID-19 vaccinations are now underway for employees at Baptist Health Corbin, which was one of the first 11 hospital in Kentucky to receive the vaccine and administer the first shipments of the vaccine. “Our first group of employees to receive doses of a vaccine to protect...

A portion of Highway 2417 in Knox County near Corbin has been temporarily closed due to a vehicle crash and gas leak. The crash happened about 10 a.m. on Highway 2417 between Highway 1232 and Standard Avenue. A Volkswagen ran off the road and struck a gas line. The driver...

Parts of I-75 in or near Whitley County are temporarily shut down due to traffic crashes and weather. I-75 northbound is shutdown between Exit 11 and Exit 15. Traffic is being detoured onto US25W, and is moving extremely slowly. Please use caution and avoid the area if possible....

When it comes to the “An Evening With Chevy Chase” event, which was planned at The Arena in Corbin on Wednesday evening, there is some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that the event won’t take place this week. The good news is that it has already been rescheduled for...

A local woman had to be extricated and flown out by emergency medical helicopter following a single vehicle crash Wednesday morning in eastern Whitley County. The crash happened shortly before 6 a.m. when a red 2018 Chevrolet Silverado struck a tree along the side of the road...

During his daily 4 p.m. press briefing Wednesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced several new COVID-19 related restrictions, which he has been warning about since Monday. Coronavirus is currently the third leading cause of death in America, Beshear noted when talking about...