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With the exception of one minor finding, Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell recently got a clean financial bill of health on his 2017 fee audit from Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon. State law requires the auditor to annually audit the accounts of each county sheriff. In compliance...

A Lily man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly beating and slashing his aunt over the weekend. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Freddy T. Humfleet, 41, on charges of first-degree assault and first-degree unlawful imprisonment. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, t...

A Corbin man is being held without bond on a criminal abuse charge after state police say he repeatedly beat his 10-year-old. Kentucky State Police arrested Mark Golden, 47 Tuesday following an investigation at the request of Social Services. Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs...

A crucial fourth and final mid-September tournament will determine whether a local man is invited to join the Bassmaster Elite Series professional fishing tour next season. Currently, 28-year-old Mike Huff sits in tenth place in the eastern division Bassmaster Open tour. He...

A Corbin man arrested in connection with a home burglary Friday afternoon allegedly used an ambulance as the getaway vehicle. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Claude Hudson arrested Kenneth Ray Couch, 35, at Baptist Health Corbin, where he been dropped off by the ambulance. Deputy...

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say the list of items a Lexington Man was caught attempting to shoplift from the Corbin Walmart Saturday afternoon are used in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Zachary J. Tepesano, 24, is facing one count of theft-by unlawful taking of the...

When the stars of WWE Smackdown came to Corbin on March 9, the show set an attendance record at The Arena, packing in 6,259 fans. Arena Manager Kristina Balla announced Friday, that based on the success of that event, WWE is returning to Corbin on Oct. 27 with a show featuring...

A Woodbine man is facing wanton endangerment charges in connection with an alleged road rage incident late Wednesday night in Laurel County. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Seth Isaak Eversole, 20, at his residence off of Ky. 6 in Woodbine following an investigation...

Whitley County High School students thinking about going into the medical field as a career will now be able to get a taste what the profession is like, and get real life training in the process. During its monthly meeting Thursday, the Whitley County Board of Education approved...

A former University of the Cumberlands football player, who allegedly assaulted a UC football player in late 2015 and then fled town on the day he was scheduled to stand trial, has pleaded guilty to amended charges. Devin Preyer, 24, was originally indicted for second-degree...