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A member of the Whitley County Board of Education, who has served on the board for nearly a decade, has resigned.  The resignation of board member Malorie Cooper was announced during a special-called board meeting Monday morning via livestream on the district’s YouTube channel,...

A man, who was riding horseback on Bee Creek Road in Whitley County Wednesday evening, is receiving medical treatment after being struck by a vehicle.

The remains of a Williamsburg woman, who has been missing for nearly five years, have been found in Tennessee. Williamsburg Police Public Affairs Officer Steven Hill confirmed Wednesday morning that the remains of Laura A. Anderson were located last week near the Cleveland,...

(Story by Mark White and Trevor Sherman) The Corbin Redhounds attempt to win a sixth state championship came up short during a rainy Friday night at Kroger Field in Lexington. The Corbin Redhounds under the leadership of Head Coach Tom Greer lost to the Boyle County Rebels under...

UPDATE: According to Whitley County Sheriff Danny Moses, the student has been charged with wanton endangerment and carrying a weapon on school property.   ORIGINAL STORY: A 17-year-old Whitley County High School student has been charged after an unloaded firearm was found in...

The Progress Rail fabrication shop in Corbin is set to close sometime in the coming months. The News Journal received a tip of the pending closure Friday morning. The Corbin location is one of many nationwide, with Progress Rail’s corporate offices being based out of Albertville,...

The remainder of the Whitley County elementary football season has been cancelled. Whitley County Superintendent John Siler confirmed Wednesday that the remaining games of the season—which were scheduled for Thursday and Tuesday—will no longer be played. According to Siler, the...

A Corbin man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after allegedly robbing a Laurel County bank. According to a release from the Laurel County Sheriff’s Department, a man entered Community Trust Bank on US25W at approximately 12:50 p.m. armed with a pistol and demanding money. Bank...

A Williamsburg man wanted for a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday in Whitley County has been arrested. Martin A. Canada, 48, was taken into custody by Kentucky State Police early Friday morning. Online jail records show Canada was jailed in the Whitley County Detention...

Kentucky State Police are searching for a Williamsburg man following a fatal shooting that took place Wednesday night in Whitley County. According to a KSP press release, the shooting took place at approximately 11:45 p.m. at a home on Patrick Hollow Rd. after a physical...