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Local residents nabbed in huge Knox County drug sweep

Troopers and Detectives from the Kentucky State Police Post 10 Harlan and Barbourville Police Department conducted a round up of multiple drug dealers in the Knox County area early Friday morning. This stemmed from a lengthy investigation conducted by Detective Kelly Farris...

Posted On 16 Jul 2010
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UPDATED: Corbin teen killed when motorcycle collides with truck in Verne community

A 14-year-old boy is dead and another man suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday night after the motorcyle the two were riding collided with a truck pulling a cattle trailer in southern Whitley County.

Man who doused woman with gasoline and threatened to set her on fire gets 18-year sentence

Rather than stand trial for allegedly kidnapping a woman, dousing her with gasoline and threatening to set her on fire in 2009, a Williamsburg man instead took a plea bargain Wednesday that calls for a nearly two decade long prison sentence.

Posted On 15 Jul 2010

ONLY ONLINE: Five plead guilty to running chop shop in Corbin

One of the six defendants who were scheduled to plead guilty Monday to federal charges of operating a "chop shop" in Corbin, asked for additional time to review the plea agreement with his new attorney.

Two former county Road Dept. employees indicted on drug charges

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a former Whitley County Road Department Supervisor and another former road department employee Monday morning for allegedly selling marijuana late last year at the county garage.

Posted On 14 Jul 2010

CSX confirms layoff of 16 workers from Corbin locomotive shop

Sixteen employees at CSX's locomotive shop in Corbin have been laid off from work.

Sheriff’s Deputies make major pill bust at Exit 15

Brian Edward Hill

Whitley County Deputy Sheriff's confiscated over 900 prescription pills from a motorist at a gas station on I-75 Exit 15 Sunday, the...

Indiana judge rules Corbin businessman must pay 2004 gambling debt, even if he was drunk

Jim Vance

An Indiana court disagrees with a Corbin businessman who claimed he shouldn't have to pay an Indiana casino $75,000 in blackjack...

Two busted for making meth at Corbin hotel

Corbin Police arrested Paul W. Brown, 37, of Corbin and Daniel L. Snead, 19, of Corbin Wednesday afternoon for allegedly making methamphetamine at the Holiday Motel in Corbin.