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After months of recurring vandalism, the London Ranger District has closed a popular recreation area until safety repairs can be completed. The Whitman Branch Shooting Range near Laurel River Lake was closed this week due to extensive damages at the site. “Due to inappropriate...

A Williamsburg man remains in jail this week after police say he hit his son with a hammer during a domestic dispute. The incident occurred in the Hemlock community of Whitley County. Police got the call at around 4:30 p.m. July 21. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Johnny Miller...

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that U.S. 25W in Williamsburg, Ky. is scheduled to be closed between milepoint 11.6 and 12 for maintenance operations beginning Tuesday, July 25. KYTC crews will close U.S. 25W between KY 92 and KY 856 (Old Corbin Pike...

Two popular characters from Disney’s popular animated feature Frozen will be making appearances at the Corbin Public Library this Friday and Saturday. Elsa and Olaf will be at the library Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., and will return again Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m....

With the heat forecast to spike into the low to mid 90s Friday and Saturday, Corbin city officials are taking steps to help residents stay cool. City Manager Marlon Sams said the McBurney Center on Barbourville Street would be open to the public from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day....

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies say a woman arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly attempting to shoplift at the north Corbin Walmart, had been told twice before not to return to the store. Twenty-nine-year-old Amanda Felts and 29-year-old Brian Glancy, both of London, were...

A Laurel County man has been charged with one count of sexual abuse after the police say he inappropriately touched a preteen child at a fitness center in north Corbin Tuesday evening. Twenty-seven-year-old Justin David Rose of London was arrested following an investigation by...

One of Kentucky’s fastest rising country and rock stars has been signed as the headliner for the final night of next month’s NIBROC Festival in downtown Corbin. J.D. Shelburne will take the main stage at NIBROC on Saturday, Aug. 12. The show will start about 9:30 p.m. Shelburne...

Kentucky State Police say a trooper was forced to shoot a wanted suspect Tuesday afternoon after the man attempted to run over the trooper with an ATV. Trooper Lloyd Cochran, public affairs officer at Post 11 in London, said the trooper struck the suspect, identified as...

A former Corbin Redhound star athlete, who went on to achieve greatness while playing on the University of Kentucky men’s basketball program, died Sunday. Jerry Bird, who excelled in football and basketball at Corbin in the late 1940s and early 1950’s died in Corbin at the age of...