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State police are investigating an officer involved shooting in the north Corbin area, which involved a suspect allegedly fleeing from a trooper and firing shots at the officer before the officer shot back striking the suspect, who survived the shooting. Read this story and more...

An early Wednesday morning traffic stop in Williamsburg resulted in the arrest of four area residents for alleged drug trafficking. 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

With the election filing deadline extended until Jan. 25, it will be a few more weeks until we know what the final election battle lines will look like in 2022, but a few additional people have tossed their hats into the ring running for elected office in Whitley County. Read...

If you were thinking about running for elected office in Whitley County this year, but thought you had missed out on your chance due to the filing deadline expiring, then you are in luck. Gov. Andy Beshear signed HB172 into law Thursday, which extended the candidate filing...

The Kentucky National Guard is scheduled to return to Baptist Health Corbin to augment support staff beginning Friday. Officials announced Tuesday that 10 National Guard soldiers will be on active duty at the hospital assisting with entrance screening, traffic control, restocking...

Seven candidates have, officially, filed to run in the May 17 race for Whitley County Jailer. The News Journal contacted each of the candidates to give them an opportunity to introduce themselves to the community and to answer the question, “Why are you running for jailer? Read...

A Corbin man, who was initially arrested early Sunday morning on public intoxication, disorderly and resisting arrest charges, added additional charges after he allegedly assaulted two Whitley County Deputy Jailers. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe...

A wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family members of a Williamsburg man, who died in a 2020 traffic crash on Interstate 75, is moving to federal court. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Williamsburg police say that a Tennessee woman was driving while under the influence with her two-year-old grandchild in the vehicle with her when she was arrested earlier this month, according to an arrest citation. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...

Kentucky State Police is actively investigating a trooper involved shooting that happened late Tuesday evening in Corbin. Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington, the public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said it is still early in the investigation, but he did...