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UPDATE: Man arrested for W’burg Senior Center break-in pleads not guilty

Workers and volunteers at the Williamsburg Senior Citizens Center spent much of Friday cleaning up a...

Posted On 12 Jun 2009

ONLY ONLINE: Keavy man arrested a second time for making meth

A Keavy man was arrested last week by police for allegedly making methamphetamine.

Byron Baker, 27, of Lipscomb Road, was charged with manufacturing methamphetamine last Thursday after police discovered a meth lab in his home.

$4.45 million approved for Operation UNITE

Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has approved $4.45 million for Operation UNITE to continue its flourishing counter-drug initiative in southern and eastern Kentucky.  UNITE...

Posted On 12 Jun 2009
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Funding for PRIDE gets approval from key committee

Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has approved $1 million for PRIDE to continue its valuable environmental initiatives in southern and eastern Kentucky.  This legislation is...

Posted On 12 Jun 2009
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VIDEO: Rains cause widespread flooding in Corbin

Persistent heavy rains today forced officials to battle widespread...

In wake of report, local League of Cities reps support organization, but have questions

Two Whitley County leaders who sit on the Kentucky League of Cities Executive Board say their confidence in the organization is not shaken in the wake of an investigative report by the Lexington Herald-Leader Sunday, but say they do plan to ask some questions about spending...

Corbin man gets three years for illegally owning machine gun

A Knox County man, the brother of former Judge-Executive Raymond Smith, will serve three years in federal prison for illegal possession of a machine gun, following his formal sentencing in U.S. District Court in London last week.

Corbin to test free downtown wireless Internet service Monday

Free wireless internet and a slice to go with it.

That's what is on the menu Monday for anyone who wants to test the new wireless internet system in downtown Corbin.

Posted On 10 Jun 2009
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ONLINE ONLY: Corbin woman’s death may be linked to insect fogger

Officers with the Corbin Police Department are investigating the death of a Corbin woman and are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Posted On 10 Jun 2009
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Jury acquits Corbin men of dogfighting charges

Two Corbin men accused of organizing dogfights in the backyard of a southern Laurel County home were found not guilty by a jury in the Laurel Circuit Court Monday after only 30 minutes of deliberation.

Posted On 10 Jun 2009
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