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Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a disturbance complaint at a north Corbin hotel Wednesday afternoon and took multiple people into custody after they were found in possession of crystal meth, assorted prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia. Deputies were called to...

The case against a Whitley County man facing an attempted murder charge in connection with a July 7 shooting at a Rockholds residence will be presented to the grand jury. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to...

Ronald L. Bowling For the first time in several years, it appears as if there will be either a contested race for commonwealth’s attorney next year in Whitley and McCreary counties or a new commonwealth’s attorney elected to serve the 34th judicial circuit. Read this story and...

One person is dead and another is in custody on theft charges following a motorcycle wreck on Ky. 1064 in the Whetstone community of Whitley County Tuesday morning. Sheriff Colan Harrell said law enforcement and emergency personnel were called out to the scene about 11:45 a.m....

Firefighters from three area departments spent more than two hours Tuesday battling a structure fire in the Corbin area. West Knox firefighters were initially paged to the scene at 175 Ott Road off of Moore Hill Ave. at 2:25 p.m. Smoke and flames could be seen coming out of the...

Keavy and West Knox firefighters spent more than two hours Monday morning battling a doublewide trailer fire off of Level Green Road. Keavy Fire Chief Richard Bales said firefighters were paged to the scene on Fields Lane about 4 a.m. “The fire was at one end of it,” Bales said...

The new playground equipment at Rotary Park in Corbin has been installed and the facility is expected to be reopened next week. Workers with Miracle Recreation of Kentucky and Tennessee were at the site on Wilson Street late last week installing the red, white and blue colored...

A new $115,067 state grant will enable the Whitley County E911 Center to modernize some of its radio equipment. “Basically, our stuff is outdated,” E911 Director Jason Wilson said. The office of 82nd Rep. Regina Bunch, R-Williamsburg, announced on July 13 that both Whitley and...

A Sept. 19 trial has been scheduled in U.S. District Court in London for a Corbin man, who is charged in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme where two of the four would-be victims are Whitley County prosecutors. A court appointed attorney entered a not guilty plea for William...

A Williamsburg duo has been charged with murder stemming from a fatal beating Sunday night on Old Mud Creek Road. Thirty-eight-year-old Chris Lowe and 37-year-old Lori Mattie were arrested Monday morning following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. According to court...