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Five people were taken to the hospital, including three by air, following a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon in Keavy. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, stated the crash occurred at the intersection of Ky. 312 and Level...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 10, 2020) –  Highway fatalities in Kentucky increased last year according to preliminary numbers from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) Office of Highway Safety (KOHS). Initial data indicates there were 734 fatalities in 2019, compared to 724 in...

Ordinarily one might criticize a government entity for doing something that was, well, trashy or just plain garbage. We’ll make an exception just this once though for the Whitley County Fiscal Court’s newest project, which is getting into the garbage collection business. On...

Tickets for the annual International Dinner, co-sponsored by the Corbin and London Rotary Clubs, are now on sale. The event, scheduled for March 28 at The Arena in Corbin, will feature more than 30 dishes to sample from more than 25 countries, including Japan, Greece, Pakistan,...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 11 Office advises motorists the following roadways listed below have been reported as being closed due to high water. Please do not drive through flooded waters and respect any barriers and signs that may be in place. (10:30...

A Corbin man was arrested Thursday night in connection with a complaint of shots fired outside a north Corbin apartment, and then fighting with Laurel County deputies. Danny Lee Mcalarnis, 76, is facing two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic...

Kentucky State Police are searching for a missing Woodbine man who failed to show up for work Thursday night after leaving his home. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer at Post 10 in Harlan, identified the missing man as Ronnie Bryant, 74. Bryant left his residence on...

A Lily duo was arrested Thursday night on child abuse charges after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies found methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia inside the residence. Michael Hodge, 43, and Charlie Flores, 29, were each charged with first-degree criminal abuse,...

Whitley County officials say U.S. 25W near Jellico has been reopened to traffic. The road was closed Thursday afternoon as flood waters covered the roadway. Whitley County Emergency Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the flood waters came from the creek flowing out of...

U.S. 25W north of Jellico is closed due to high water. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the water is over the road near the one-mile marker. “You will have to go I-75 just to be safe,” Moses said when asked if there was an alternate route motorists...