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Update: Whitley man still hospitalized after falling through roof

A Whitley County man who fell through a roof Friday morning remains at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The individual, identified as 23-year-old Jesse Storms, was airlifted to UK after crashing through the roof and striking the concrete floor at the old American...

Corbin man dies following minor wreck

A Corbin man died Tuesday after a traffic accident but Corbin Police say that wasn’t the cause of death. 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

Group in Mexico rains on UofC’s hot dog world record parade

The University of the Cumberlands’ attempt to get its name into the Guiness Book of World Records has come up short. 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

If not for DuPont in the 1920’s, Cumberland Falls might have been eliminated to make hydro-electric dam

Cumberland Falls is known as the “Niagara of the South,” and for good reason. A 125-foot wide curtain of water plunges 65 feet over the falls. The volume of water pouring over Cumberland Falls is the second greatest east of the Mississippi River after Niagara Falls. Cumberland...
Posted On 02 Oct 2018

Over a dozen local churches take part in Operation Inasmuch Saturday in Williamsburg

Over a dozen churches from the South Union-Mt. Zion Baptist Association took part in Operation Inasmuch Saturday, which was held in the parking lot at Cumberland Regional Mall. Despite the weather, about three-dozen volunteers came out Saturday to give away free canned goods,...
Posted On 02 Oct 2018

Identity of remains in Knox Co. cold case confirmed as North Carolina woman

Kentucky State Police have positively identified a woman found dead in Knox County in 1985 as a missing North Carolina woman. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer at Post 10 in Harlan, said Monday that the remains located on the side of U.S. 25E in Gray, have been...

State police investigating drive-by shooting in Woodbine

UPDATE: Kentucky State Police have identified the second victim in a drive-by shooting on Ky. 6 in Woodbine Sunday morning. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer at Post 10 in Harlan said the individual is Rick Mitchell, 50, of Corbin. Mitchell, who suffered a gunshot...

Wreck closes I-75 north for 30 minutes Friday

Northbound Interstate 75 in Corbin was closed to traffic for approximately 30 minutes Friday afternoon following a wreck that blocked both lanes. Corbin firefighters said the Ford Explorer went off the roadway at approximately 4:15 p.m. It came back across, overturning in the...

Corbin couple indicted for child abuse

A Knox County grand jury indicted a Corbin couple Friday in connection with the physical abuse of a 10-year-old. Mark Golden, 47, and Donna Golden, 52, were each indicted on one count of first-degree criminal abuse. According to the indictment, Mark Golden allegedly beat the...

Laurel deputies investigating domestic dispute that ended with gunshots

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies were called to West City Dam Road Thursday night to investigate a domestic dispute that ended with one individual being shot. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the victim was taken from the scene off of Ky. 770...