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One person had to be flown out by emergency medical helicopter following a three-vehicle crash Monday morning in Whitley County, and was listed in critical condition Tuesday afternoon at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. The crash happened about 5:30 a.m....

This Buick Lucerne flipped over on its side against a guardrail Tuesday morning following a two-vehicle crash on US25W near Star Baptist Church. Three people had to be transported to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday morning near Star Baptist Church,...

What do you get when you combine some old license plates, a little wood and some ingenuity? Birdhouses that are being sold at your local county clerk’s office to support veterans across the state. Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz said that technically the birdhouses are being...

Larry Todd, who took over as chief of Williamsburg Fire and Rescue last year, has several goals for his department that he would like to see accomplished before he retires. Among those goals are acquiring a ladder truck for the department, possibly forming a regional confined...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Corbin man wanted in connection with a Jan. 20 house burglary at his grandfather’s house. According to Sheriff John Root, Deputy Gary Mehler arrested 18-year-old Kenneth T. Hines II at a residence off of Old U.S. 25. Mehler was called...

UPDATE: The south Whitley man who has been missing since Wednesday night, is safe, but not at home. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said 30-year-old Joshua Higginbotham approached his home on Lot Mud Creek Road as Moses spoke with family members....

Kentucky State Police and the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department are warning people to be aware about recent reports of a scam/fraud that targets victims by phone and unlawfully tries to access their bank accounts. Victims are reporting that they were contacted by an...

The News Journal brought home a total of 30 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including a first place award for General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper division, during the Kentucky Press Association’s annual banquet Friday night in Louisville. “I’m proud of the...

The Patriot, the student newspaper at the University of the Cumberlands, received 14 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards during the Kentucky Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday, including a second place finish for General Excellence in the student publications...

The weather was dreary, damp and wet Monday morning. Rain was misting making working conditions wetter and more slippery than they would be in good weather. In other words, the weather for two mock disasters held simultaneously Monday morning in Whitley County was much like the...