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Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking for the public’s help to find a missing Richmond man who was last seen in southern Laurel County. Thirty-nine-year-old Jerry Gullette, who had been visiting an acquaintance in the area, was reported missing Monday morning. Deputy Gilbert...

Family and co-workers say a Corbin firefighter who suffered a stroke while on duty last Friday is on the road to recovery. Captain Doug Brock, a 16-year veteran of the department remains at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington but according to his wife, Andrea, anti-clot...

A Laurel County grand jury will consider the assault case against a Corbin area woman who was allegedly under the influence of drugs when she drove her minivan into the path of a motorcycle last week. Following a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Laurel District Court, Judge Wend...

A Corbin woman was taken to the hospital after her vehicle overturned on Cherry Ave. Wednesday night. Laurel County Sheriff’s Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said the wreck occurred about 5:45 p.m. when 46-year-old Paula Vaughn’s Oldsmobile Alero...

Kentucky State Police arrested on person following a high-speed chase through Knox and Bell counties that involved a stolen vehicle Wednesday afternoon. According to state police officials from Post 10 in Harlan, the incident began about 3:45 p.m. when Knox County dispatchers...

Woodbine and McCreary County rescue officials had to use a stokes basket to rescue an injured hiker at Cumberland Falls State Park Thursday morning. The victim, identified as Ryan Bonk, 42, suffered a broken leg after hiking about one mile on trail nine, which is located inside...

Members of the Whitley County JROTC did their part to salute veterans during a Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning outside the Whitley County Courthouse. The ceremony included the presentation of the colors, a 21-gun salute in honor of those killed in the line of duty, and the...

After working to expand hungry bellies with its “Little Free Pantry,” First Baptist Church in Corbin is now working to expand minds with its “Little Library.” Pastor Austin Carty said the two-shelf cabinet was recently installed in the church’s garden near the Corbin Creek Walk...

The London-Corbin Airport will be closed to fixed-wing air traffic for three days each week beginning in July as crews work to install a new LED lighting system on the runway and taxiway. Airport Manager Larry Corum said the project would take 10 weeks to complete. In an effort...

After 50 years, Sister Ruth Griesemer is leaving Whitley County to return to the motherhouse of the Milwaukee-based School Sisters of Saint Francis. Sister Ruth, now 81-years-old, was one of six nuns that came to the area in June 1967.  Working out of Our Lady of Perpetual Help...