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Gray man arrested for trying to take naked pictures of teen stepdaughter

A Gray man is being held in the Knox County Detention Center for allegedly attempting to take nude pictures of his teenage stepdaughter. Bobby R. Sewell, Jr., 47, has pleaded not guilty to one count of video voyeurism. Kentucky State Police were called to investigate Friday night...

Alleged car thief tries to swim away from deputies

A high-speed chase involving a stolen SUV that initiated in Tennessee Saturday may have ended in north Corbin after the vehicle became stuck on the railroad tracks, but the driver continued her efforts to elude police by swimming up Lynn Camp Creek. Laurel County Sheriff’s...

Moped driver injured in head-on collision with car

A moped rider was injured Friday afternoon in a head-on collision with a car on Old Barbourville Road. West Knox Fire Department and Knox County EMS were called to the scene off of the Corbin bypass at approximately 3:45 p.m. Deanna Burlew, the driver of the Chevrolet Monte...

Jail staff find marijuana in Corbin woman’s underwear

A Corbin woman was found to have marijuana hidden in her underwear as she was being booked into the Whitley County Detention Center Wednesday. Vanessa Adams, 32, was arrested on charges of public intoxication, possession of marijuana and promoting contraband after police received...

Bystanders lend aid to state trooper fighting with suspect

Two bystanders lent a state trooper a helping hand as he attempted to apprehend a Pulaski County man who fled the scene of a traffic stop in Corbin Tuesday night. Trooper Jeremy Elliotte arrested Hubert E. Dugger, 40 on charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of...

KILLING A KILLER: Corbin native details his role in prison attack that led to death of infamous serial killer Donald Harvey

James D. Elliott Donald Harvey A Knox and Whitley County native, serving a long prison sentence in Ohio for a series of burglaries and assault, is claiming he is responsible for the beating death of infamous serial killer Donald Harvey — nicknamed the “Angel of Death” after he...

JAILHOUSE INTERVIEW: Daughter says mother to blame for her own death

Christy McFadden, the Corbin woman accused of complicity to the murder of her mother, told her version of how her mother’s death occurred in a jailhouse interview Tuesday. McFadden and her husband, Joseph, were arrested in relation to the death of McFadden’s mother, Sherry Rose,...

Local doctor arrested for holding woman captive

A Corbin doctor was arrested, along with four other individuals, for holding a female captive in a hotel room on Friday, June 15 in Marion County, Florida. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....

Lockaby pleads not guilty to sex abuse, sodomy charges

A Corbin man arrested on 10 counts of first-degree sexual abuse and 10 counts of first-degree sodomy pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday in Laurel County Circuit Court. Clayton B. Lockaby, 62, was arrested on June 5 following a three-month-long investigation led by Jesse...

Corbin woman runs from police after walking out of cemetery

Police say a Corbin woman was under the influence of drugs when she attempted to flee from an officer who stopped her while walking out of Park Hill Cemetery Sunday night. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...