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UPDATE: Body discovered on Corinth Cemetery Road Monday connected to Saturday triple homicide

UPDATE: The body of a man found in a shallow grave off of Corinth Cemetery Road has been identified as 45-year-old Aaron Byers. Corbin Police Captain Coy Wilson said Byers was married to 33-year-old Tiffany Myers, who was shot and killed along with her unborn child, and...

I-75 near Corbin to be reduced to one lane Tuesday

Northbound Interstate 75 near Corbin will be reduced to one lane Tuesday. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet office in Manchester stated that the section between mile markers 23 and 25 near Exit 25 would be affected as crews work to repair potholes in the area....

Corbin woman among three arrested in connection with threats to Knox County Schools

A Corbin woman was one of three individuals arrested in connection with social media threats aimed at Knox County Schools. Kentucky State Police arrested 19-year-old Megan Scott of Corbin, a student at Knox County High School, along with a 13-year-old female who attends Knox...

Update: 17-year-old arrested for social media threat against Whitley Co. schools

A 17-year-old male Whitley County High School student was taken into police custody Sunday after allegedly threatening violence against the Whitley County school district. The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department took the teenager into custody about 8 p.m. Sunday for allegedly...
Posted On 19 Feb 2018

Update: Corbin police arrest one in connection with triple homicides

Update: About 5:20 p.m. Sunday, Corbin Police arrested 37-year-old Paul  Brock of Corbin in connection with a triple homicide Saturday afternoon on Ellison Street. Brock was brought in for questioning Sunday afternoon, which took place at the Corbin Police Department. He was...

Copeland and Romines Law Office pledges money toward purchase of metal detectors for Corbin schools

A Corbin area law firm is pledging $20,000 toward the purchase of metal detectors for Corbin Independent Schools. In a video released on Copeland and Romines Law Office’s Facebook page Thursday morning, attorney Shane Romines “I don’t know about you, but I have been sickened and...

Rossini’s Cinderella to be performed by Peach State Opera in Corbin Saturday

An opera version of Cinderella will be playing Saturday night at Corbin High School, but it isn’t filled with singing mice and fairy godmothers. “It’s based on an old French fairy tale that was published in 1697. Rossini wrote this about 200 years ago and there were far fewer...

Woodbine teenager in critical condition after dirt bike crash

A 16-year-old Whitley County boy is at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in critical condition following a Tuesday evening crash. The crash happened about 7 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 6 in Woodbine. A passenger vehicle was traveling southbound on...
Posted On 15 Feb 2018

Williamsburg flooding 15th worst in history, officials say

While several places in Whitley County and Williamsburg have experienced flooding in recent days, it appears the area dodged any major damage due to high water. “We’ve had some culverts washed out and stuff like that, but for the most part it has been pretty good,” Whitley County...
Posted On 14 Feb 2018

City of W’burg asks for Hall lawsuit to be dismissed and attorney costs

Days after a federal judge rejected the efforts of a local man to back out of a settlement agreement with the last remaining defendants in his federal court lawsuit, the remaining defendants are now asking for the case to be dismissed because the defendant won’t sign settlement...
Posted On 14 Feb 2018