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Special judge will determine if teens accused of assault State Rep. will be tried as adults

It could be as long as six weeks before the two Whitley County High School students charged with assaulting teacher Dewayne Bunch know if they will be tried as adults.

Whitley Sheriff, W’burg Police nab 13 of 20 suspects in drug roundup

  A six-month investigation by Williamsburg Police and Whitley County Sheriff's Deputies culminated Wednesday in a roundup of 20 suspected drug dealers.

Investigation into death of Michael Sasser continues

  An investigation into the death of Michael Sasser, 50, from Laurel County is currently ongoing by Laurel County's coroner Doug Bowling and Sheriff's Detective Daryl Zanet.

Posted On 30 Jun 2011
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Firefighter pleads guilty to setting forest fires

The Corbin man, who was indicted by a federal grand jury in March, pleaded guilty Tuesday to setting fires in the Whitley County portion of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Posted On 30 Jun 2011
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Florida doctor gets four years in prison for prescribing too many pain pills

A Florida doctor, who previously admitted that he illegally prescribed thousands of pain pills to people in Kentucky, was sentenced in federal court Friday.

Posted On 29 Jun 2011
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Corbin bus driver sued for leaving child on bus

A local father is suing a Corbin School System bus driver claiming his son sustained "permanent injuries" when he was accidentally left on a school bus last September.

Little River Band comeing to NIBROC Festival

The final piece to the musical entertainment puzzle is in place for this year's NIBROC Festival, and organizers are calling it one of the strongest lineups yet for the 59-year-old event.

Rogers says hes proud of PRIDE results during Corbin visit

Since its inception in 1997, the Eastern Kentucky PRIDE (Personal Responsibility In a Desirable Environment) Program has resulted in more than one million old tires being recycled along with 200,000 old appliances. More than 700,000 bags of trash have been collected, and ...

Man jailed for allegedly stabbing girlfriend with a pitchfork

Sixty-five-year-old Delana Helton is in the Knox County Jail for allegedly stabbing and clubbing his live-in girlfriend, Anita Peters, Sunday afternoon.

EXTRA CONTENT: Tennessee educator picked to be new Corbin High School Principal

In a move that may have surprised many Monday, the Corbin High School Site Based Decision Making Council chose a Tennessee educator to serve as the school's next Principal.