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A Corbin man is facing burglary and theft charges in connection with a break-in at a local bank. Earl E. McIntosh, 22, was in custody on an unrelated charge when Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies connected him with the burglary at First National Bank off of U.S. 25E on Sunday...

Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky (PCAK), the state’s leading child abuse prevention organization, announced Monday that a $23,241 grant had been awarded to Cumberland River Behavioral Health/TriCo Mentoring to support the delivery of parent education programs in Whitley and...

34th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Dan Ballou will remain on the bench in Whitley and McCreary counties after losing his bid to serve on the Kentucky Supreme Court Tuesday night. The 11-year veteran judge was defeated by Court of Appeals Judge Debra Hembree Lambert by a margin of...

The Corbin City Commission is getting one new member next year, who edged out the city’s longest serving commissioner by the narrowest of margins Tuesday. Incumbents Andrew Pennington, Trent Knuckles and David Grigsby Hart along with challenger Brandon Shepherd, who...

For the first time in Corbin’s history it will be, “Mrs. Mayor.” Suzie Razmus defeated Shannon Hall Tuesday night in the race to succeed outgoing Mayor Willard McBurney. In official totals, Razmus garnered 1,052 votes in Whitley County to Hall’s 414. An additional 214 votes were...

A Woodbine woman pleaded guilty in Laurel County Thursday in a child abuse case. Kailee R. Saylor, 21, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree criminal abuse. She is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 26 for formal sentencing in the case. In return for her guilty...

A London cardiologist found guilty in April on federal charges of health care fraud has been sentenced to 42 months (3.5 years) in prison. Dr. Anis Chalhoub, was found guilty of implanting approximately 234 pacemakers at St. Joseph London hospital between 2007 and 2011 in an...

The University of the Cumberlands is formally cutting ties with the Kentucky Baptist Convention (KBC), and with that will be losing $1 million in annual funding through the KBC Cooperative Program. UC said in a recent news release that it is working with KBC leaders to take steps...

The Corbin Tourism Commission and the Corbin City Commission received some straight information from visitors to Corbin Monday night and discussed what may be done to draw more people to the city and to make it more user friendly. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...