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Forest Lanes closing by end of August

Bowlers, who have been gearing up for the new fall season at Forest Lanes, are looking for other options following the announcement that the facility will be closing its doors at the end of the month. Janet Osborne, who has bowled in the Monday night women’s league since 1983,...

One person injured in plane crash at London-Corbin Airport

A Laurel County man was airlifted from the scene after his plane crashed near the London-Corbin Airport Friday morning. The pilot is identified as 78-year-old Everett Hawthorn of London. Bryan Melborn, a friend of Hawthorn, was at the airport terminal. Melborn said Hawthorn had...

Whitley Co. EMS gets new heart monitors

When it comes to medical issues, such as heart attacks and strokes, seconds can sometimes save lives. This is part of the reason that Whitley County EMS is so excited about the addition of four new state-of-the-art heart monitors/automated external defibrillators, which went into...
Posted On 10 Aug 2016

Case against man shooting at deputies going to grand jury

The case against a Laurel County man accused of attempting to murder two sheriff’s deputies will be going to the grand jury. In lieu of a preliminary hearing Tuesday, the attorney for 45-year-old Terry Collier stipulated to probable cause to present the case to the grand jury....

Corbin man pleads guilty in rock assault

A Corbin man facing an assault charge for allegedly hitting another man in the head with a rock Thursday night entered a plea agreement to avoid more jail time Tuesday. Twenty-year-old Jesse Robinson, who had been charged with second-degree assault, pleaded guilty to...

UPDATE: Man who fled district court in attorney’s truck Tuesday captured in Tennessee Friday

UPDATE:  A Williamsburg man who allegedly fled from district court in Corbin in an attorney’s truck last week is in custody in Tennessee. Thirty-year-old Johnny Mullis reportedly told a bystander in Caryville, Tenn. that he was wanted out of Kentucky and was going to hit the...

Laurel deputies find crystal meth, brass knuckles on woman wanted in Knox County

A Gray woman, who is wanted in Knox County for failure to appear in court, was arrested Friday night in southern Laurel County. According to Laurel County Sheriff John Root, Deputy Rick Cloyd arrested 36-year-old Marta Bush at a residence on Adams Road off of Ky. 770. Cloyd took...

Laurel County man accused of shooting at, fighting with deputies

A Laurel County man has been charged with attempted murder of a police officer after he allegedly shot at deputies Thursday night. According to Sheriff John Root, 45-year-old Terry Collier allegedly fired two shots at deputies Rick Cloyd and Brandon Broughton. Cloyd and Broughton...

Fire damages machinery at CTA

Production at CTA Acoustics in Corbin was halted late Tuesday morning when a fire broke out in the machinery in the south end of the facility. Corbin firefighters were called to the scene at 11:50 a.m. Corbin Fire Captain Doug Brock said the fire was inside the blend roller in...

Lily man, Corbin woman arrested for strong arm robbery

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Lily man and a Corbin woman Tuesday afternoon in connection with a strong-arm robbery that occurred last Tuesday in southern Laurel County. According to Sheriff John Root, deputies arrested 37-year-old Jason Wells and 33-year-old Lorie...