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A registered sex offender, who exposed himself to a woman at a local homeless shelter, will be spending the holidays behind bars. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us

There is now one more contested race in Whitley County for 2018 with many more expected to follow. Since Nov. 21, only one additional candidate has filed to run with Whitley County Clerk Kay Schwartz’s Office. Gary Brock has filed to run against incumbent First-District...

Williamsburg police are searching for a local man, who allegedly struck two vehicles and drove into a bank before fleeing the scene on foot Monday morning. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said that Edward D. Smith, 22, of Rice Street, is facing 10 first-degree wanton...

Meadow Creek Road in Whitley County was closed to traffic for almost nine hours Monday when a trailer loaded with more than 40,000 pounds of coal overturned. Woodbine firefighters were called to the scene near Egnor Hollow Road about 8:15 a.m. The tractor-trailer loaded with coal...

A Laurel County woman charged with shoplifting Sunday at the Corbin Walmart, was also charged with trespassing after police learned she has previously been ordered not to be on the store premises. Forty-six-year-old Tammy Sue Andrews was arrested Sunday night after she allegedly...

The push to protect and preserve Corbin’s old Carnegie Library has led to a fundraising effort that organizers are hoping picks up steam over the holidays and early next year. Diane Mitchell, Secretary of the Carnegie Center of Corbin, Inc. board of directors said the group now...

Residents say a space heater is to blame for a fire that damaged a doublewide mobile home on Dowis Chapel Road Friday morning. Woodbine and Oak Grove firefighters were called to the scene at 437 Dowis Chapel Road about 9:30 a.m. Dispatchers advised firefighters that no one was in...

Since Corbin Public Works began its efforts in April to decrease the number of residents who fail to comply with the city’s ordinance detailing how garbage is to be set out at the curb for pickup, officials said the number has been cut in half. The remaining residents are being...

A state organization dedicated to improving child well-being across the Commonwealth has released data indicating the state of children in five areas that can impact their lives and the trends in each county and statewide. The data shows Whitley County lagging behind state...

A Gray man accused of raping an 84-year-old disabled woman is out of jail, but his criminal case remains on hold until the complaining witness is located. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....