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One person was killed Tuesday morning when a tractor-trailer truck crossed the median on Interstate 75 near Williamsburg and collided, head-on, with a pickup truck. Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Public Affairs Officer Steve Douglas said the...

Law enforcement and emergency personnel across the tri-county area are dealing with numerous traffic crashes, including one fatality, as motorists deal with snow that blanketed the area. The fatality occurred on northbound Interstate 75 at the 28-mile marker. No details have been...

With snow beginning to fall around Kentucky Monday, officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said road crews are ready and waiting. Officials noted that salt and snow plow crews are on duty with active patrolling and pretreatment of scattered roadways underwa...

The Whitley County Health Department issued three COVID–19 public health notices on Monday concerning one Williamsburg restaurant and two Williamsburg area churches. According to officials, anyone that ordered food at Wendy’s at the Pilot Travel Center on East Ky. 92 between 4...

Mchezo Inc., a jigsaw puzzle publisher based in Corbin, KY, is officially announcing its formation and plans to enter the $660 million domestic jigsaw puzzle market starting this year. The company plans to have 20 releases by January 2021. “Jigsaw puzzles have the power to really...

The Whitley County Health Department is organizing a COVID-friendly event on Tuesday, Dec. 1, as part of World AIDS Day in order to make the community more aware that HIV and AIDS are still around and still real. “World AIDS Day takes place on Dec. 1 each year. It’s an...

Effective 5 p.m. Friday, Gov. Andy Beshear shutdown all in-person dining at restaurants and bars until Dec. 14. Many of our local restaurants are still operating via carryout, curbside, and so forth. In an effort to help our local restaurants and our readers, who are trying to...

Two people escaped unharmed following an early morning structure fire Sunday in Rockholds. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

A Williamsburg woman was arrest Saturday in north Corbin after she allegedly kicked and spit on Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies. Gerlene Cox, 67, was arrested at the unidentified business on West Cumberland Gap Pkwy. on charges of public intoxication – controlled substance,...

A complaint about a reckless driver in north Corbin Sunday afternoon led to the arrest of a Corbin man for allegedly trafficking heroin. Corbin Police charged Justin Helton, 32, with first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance – heroin after they reported locating 1.6...