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Williamsburg Mayor has minor heart attack; already back on the job

Williamsburg Mayor Roddy Harrison was back to work for a few hours Monday afternoon after suffering a minor heart attack last week.

Posted On 03 Jul 2012

Blaze destroys Barton Mill Road home; woman and granddaughter escape unharmed

Neighbors tried to console Pat Strunk as she tightly hugged her step granddaughter, Emma, beneath a shade tree Sunday evening. She watched helplessly as volunteer firefighters tried desperately to extinguish the flames that consumed her home.

UPDATED: In Williamsburg, fireworks show to go on; display canceled in Corbin

Fireworks are still scheduled to light up the night sky in Williamsburg and Jellico this Independence Day, but fireworks in Corbin Tuesday have been canceled due to dry conditions.

Fire guts home on Blakes Fork Road

A late morning fire Thursday completely gutted a Blakes Fork house despite the efforts of firefighters from four volunteer fire departments.

Posted On 28 Jun 2012

Nine arrested in drug dealer sweep Thursday

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies and officers from two other departments took to the roads early Thursday morning during a round-up of nine people suspected on drug charges.

Posted On 28 Jun 2012

KHSAA Commissioner decides 13th Region basketball tournaments to be held in Harlan next year

After three straight years of being held at The Arena in Corbin, the girls and boys 13th Region basketball tournaments will, tentatively, change venue in 2013.

Police seek suspects in violent Corbin home invasion robbery

Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell is asking for the public's help in locating one of two men wanted in connection with a violent home invasion early Tuesday morning that happened just outside the Corbin city limits.

Posted On 27 Jun 2012

State Police seize over $143,000 of suspected drug cash during traffic stop Tuesday

A traffic stop on Interstate-75 Tuesday morning led Kentucky State Police to more than $143,000 in suspected drug money.

Fire destroys Corbin home; third suspicious blaze in the area

While Corbin firefighters have no solid evidence of arson, they are asking Corbin Police to look into the fire that destroyed an empty home on 23rd Street early Monday morning.

Three more stores now selling alcohol in Corbin; total up to 13

Three more stores have jumped into the beer business in Corbin.