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82nd House District Representative Nick Wilson’s first major legislation as a lawmaker was passed through the Kentucky Senate last week and is expected to be signed into law by the governor in the coming days. HB 249, also known as Kimber’s Law, easily passed the Senate by a vote...

A Corbin man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting his parents last week. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

A Whitley County Grand Jury handed down two separate indictments Monday against a Williamsburg man, who was first accused of shooting at a residence with an ex-girlfriend inside on Feb. 18 and then later that day breaking into a home with her inside and stabbing her 22 times....

A Williamsburg man who was convicted in the 2021 murder of his girlfriend during a jury trial in January has been sentenced to life in prison. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a...

A Corbin Primary student died Monday evening following an accident with a basketball goal. Corbin Independent School District provided the News Journal with a statement early Tuesday morning regarding the accident, which reads as follows: “Yesterday afternoon around 5:00pm,...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that a portion of I-75 northbound (mile points 20-23) in Whitley County will have intermittent right lane closures beginning today and will last through Thursday, March 23, due to slide and ditching operations. The...

Representatives from Forcht Group of Kentucky recently attended a Club for Growth economic conference. The Club for Growth is a leading free-enterprise advocacy group with a national network of over 500,000 pro-growth, limited government Americans. Pictured from left to right,...

A Corbin man was arrested early Friday morning after allegedly attacking another man with a hammer. According to an arrest citation, deputies with the Knox County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a residence off KY1629 to investigate a call regarding a man lying on a porch...

Daniel Nantz entered a guilty plea to a federal murder charge Thursday afternoon, which marked the four-year anniversary of the day Geri D. Johnson was shot multiple times before being dumped out at Baptist Health Corbin and left for dead. Nantz appeared in U.S. District Court in...

Whether you are an experienced green thumb, or if you are just beginning to cultivate your gardening skills, the Corbin Public Library invites you to come and take advantage of their brand new “seed library” program, which provides seeds of all types for free to anyone who wants...