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Whitley County Grand Jury indicts Lowe, Mattie for murder

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a southern Whitley County couple for murder in connection with the beating death of a woman, who was found dead in a bedroom at their home last month. The grand jury indicted Chris James Lowe, 39, and Lori Mattie, 37, both of 324 Old Mud...
Posted On 23 Aug 2017

Children hurt in Corbin crash Tuesday

A mother and four children were taken by ambulance to Baptist Health Corbin following this wreck on U.S. 25E Tuesday afternoon. A woman and multiple children were taken to the hospital after their SUV overturned at the entrance to Corbin Station Shopping Center Tuesday afternoon....

Corbin man narrowly avoids being hit by falling tree limb on McFadden Drive

Chris Lockhart, the owner of this home on McFadden Drive, was getting in his car recently when he narrowly avoided getting hit by a falling tree limb. A Corbin resident is thankful to be alive after a large tree branch dropped on top of his car seconds after he climbed inside...

First responders rescue woman, who fell at Cumberland Falls

Area first responders were called to Cumberland Falls Sunday evening after a woman fell from the rocks near the falls. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the woman, whose name has not been released, was airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical...

Roastin’ Redhounds on to final four

Corbin High School’s Roastin’ Redhounds are two wins away from the state championship in the 2017 Junior Chef competition. The team of Sarah Sawyers, Ken Trudelle and Makenzie Bellew defeated Boyle County in the second round of competition Friday with its Pollo y pavo fajita...

Driver flees scene after Thursday afternoon crash

Williamsburg police say a local man caused a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon before fleeing the scene of the accident on foot. Deputy Chief Jason Caddell said that a white Nissan pick-up truck was traveling north along US25W when the accident happened just past...
Posted On 17 Aug 2017

Corbin area duo charged with writing stolen checks

Two Corbin area residents have been charged with multiple counts of forgery for allegedly writing stolen checks. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said deputies charged 26-year old Vanessa Marie Lowe and 33-year-old...

Excessive speed, alcohol suspected factors in fatal crash Tuesday

Excessive speed and alcohol use are suspected factors in a crash late last Tuesday evening that killed a Williamsburg man. Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird said that the single-vehicle crash happened about 10 p.m. on Aug. 15 along US25W at Exit 15. “It was a massive impact....
Posted On 17 Aug 2017

CHS ‘Roastin’ Redhounds’ advance to Elite 8

Corbin High School’s “Roastin’ Redhounds” have advanced to the second round of the Junior Chef state cooking competition. The team of Sarah Sawyers, Ken Trudelle and Makenzie Bellew defeated Harlan in the first round of competition Friday with its Pollo y pavo fajita flatbread...

Corbin man charged with kidnapping, assault will return to court Tuesday

A Corbin man charged with kidnapping and assault is scheduled to return to court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing to determine whether the case will be presented to the grand jury. Twenty-one-year-old Charles Shores III appeared via video in Laurel District Court Wednesday for...