A month and a half after announcing an effort to legalize the sale of packaged liquor in Corbin, the principal organizer behind it said he has about half the number of signatures required to put the issue before city voters.
Three candidates have already thrown their hats in the ring to become the next Whitley County Attorney - and of the two challengers, one is a newcomer to politics, and the other a seasoned prosecutor who served two terms in the position in the 1980s.
Steady rains since Sunday and rising floodwater forced the cancellation of school in Whitley and Knox counties Tuesday morning, and resulted in several road closures throughout Whitley County.
Three Corbin men are facing arson charges in Laurel County for allegedly starting a fire that destroyed a mobile home on Byerly Road Monday morning.
A former Whitley County Road Department supervisor received a probated jail sentence recently for selling marijuana to an undercover police officer in late 2009.
A southern Laurel County gas station and quick mart was robbed at knifepoint in the early-morning hours Monday, and police are actively searching for the man responsible for the crime.
Williamsburg police have arrested five people in connection with a theft ring that they believe is responsible for breaking into at least nine vehicles in the Highland Park area over a two-day period.
Three days after he was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs and resisting arrest, David Young has resigned as superintendent of Laurel County Schools.
The Corbin City Commission is moving forward on the smoking ban ordinance, but it is not unanimous as Commissioner Phil Gregory cast the lone "no" vote on the motion to approve the first reading.
A Barbourville man has died from injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle collision on US 25E in Corbin early Friday morning.
