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Elderly Corbin woman found safe after Golden Alert issued, massive search conducted

An elderly Corbin resident was found bruised and a little battered early Tuesday morning, but otherwise safe and sound after a massive seven-hour search.

Attorney who engaged in extortion scheme with former Sheriff permanently disbarred Thursday

The Kentucky Supreme Court permanently disbarred a former Williamsburg attorney Thursday, who is currently serving a federal prison sentence for his role in an extortion scheme with former Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge.

Posted On 21 Sep 2012

Former Whitley Coroner, funeral home operator Jim Paul dies

One-time Whitley County Coroner and Ellison Funeral Home Director Jim Paul died at his home just outside Corbin early Wednesday evening.

Posted On 19 Sep 2012

Love Loud event focused on reaching out, serving the community

A massive citywide effort to "show the community the love of Jesus Christ" is set to begin Thursday with scores of green t-shirt clad volunteers out in force performing an laundry list of acts of kindness.

Local dispatcher seriously injured in crash Monday

A local dispatcher was seriously injured early Monday morning in a rollover accident on the Corbin Bypass.

Jury unable to reach verdict in Gilliam murder trial

After three days of testimony and more than four hours of deliberations, the jury in Lisa Gilliam's murder trial could not reach a verdict Wednesday.

Three from Corbin arrested for shooting BB guns at cars

Corbin Police say an anonymous tip led to the arrest of three people, including a juvenile, who were reportedly using BB guns to shoot at passing cars Tuesday.

City water intake valves found at local scrapyard

Williamsburg police recovered several thousand dollars worth of pipes and valves at a local scrap yard Tuesday, which had been taken from one of the city's raw water intake stations over a two-month period.

Posted On 13 Sep 2012

UPDATED: Missing person case leads to discovery of 12 lbs. of pot, $20,000 cash

Williamsburg police efforts to find a man, who has been missing since late 2003, inadvertently led officers to an alleged marijuana transaction last week that resulted in the recovery of about $20,000 cash and nearly 12 pounds of processed marijuana.

Posted On 13 Sep 2012

911 AUDIO: Trial set to begin Monday in shooting death of prominent local attorney

Lisa Gilliam is facing 20 to 50 years or life in prison when she goes to trial Monday in Laurel Circuit Court for the 2011 murder of her husband, Larry Gilliam.