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During the first week of June, Kentucky State Police are sending a plea to parents and caregivers with ‘Keeping Kids Cool’, a statewide initiative to provide awareness about leaving children in hot cars. It may seem like common sense, but statistics show that these deaths are...

The 21st Annual Whitley County High School Golf Scramble has been scheduled to take place at the London Country Club on Friday, June 12 with a 9:00 a.m. start time. The scramble will feature four-person teams with an entry fee of $400 per team. There will be prizes awarded for...

A group of Kentucky State Police Troopers from Post 11 in London departed Monday morning for Louisville where protests have turned violent in recent days. According to Louisville area media outlets, protests have been ongoing in the city since March 13 following the death Breonna...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is advising motorists that a portion of I-75 northbound (right lane) from mile points 23 to 24 along with the Exit 25 ramp in Whitley County will be closed on Tuesday, June 2, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The right lane and Exit 25 ramp...

A Corbin man was arrested early Monday morning after Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies reported finding him passed out in a vehicle at a local business with a pistol in his lap and methamphetamine in his possession. Dustin Brice, 28, is facing charges of public intoxication –...

The number of COVID-19 cases locally has been up and down in recent days with some counties reporting new cases, and other counties reporting that all of their patients have either recovered or are no longer in isolation. Knox County reported its ninth and 10th COVID-19 cases on...

Williamsburg recently canceled two of its most popular annual events, the Fourth of July fireworks celebration and Old Fashioned Trading Days, and things aren’t looking very good in terms of opening the city’s most popular attraction, the Kentucky Splash Waterpark, this seaso...

Kentucky author and News Journal columnist Gary P. West has a newly released book that details a 1975 murder-for-hire on the outskirts of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. West spent two years researching the crime that ultimately killed the wife of the intended victim. For more than a...

Nate Stevens of Williamsburg and Billy Burnette of Barbourville have won regional and conference titles in the advanced division of the American Cornhole League (ACL) this season. They placed third in a national competition in Florida this past January, and were on their way to...

Knox County will officially have two voting precincts for the June 23 primary election. According to Knox County Clerk Mike Corey, voting precincts will be set up in the gymnasiums of both Lynn Camp and Knox Central High School. Voting will open at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m.,...