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West Knox Fire Chief Daryl Baker said the county’s new ordinance attaching $35 in membership dues to each Knox County property tax bill has resulted in approximately $97,000 in operating revenue for the department in 2017. “If all of the 4,000 properties in the West Knox District...

A Knox County grand jury has returned a murder indictment against a Corbin woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death. Fifty-four-year-old Deborah Bryant Poore was indicted Friday on one count of murder in connection with the Feb. 9 incident involving 57-year-old Steve...

The Corbin City Commission unanimously approved Rusty Hedrick to be the next Corbin Police Chief. At Monday’s special called commission meeting, City Manager Marlon Sams recommended that Hedrick, who has been serving as interim chief following the retirement of David Campbell, be...

A suspected prowler who was reportedly running around the area near Legacy Auto Group in Knox County early Monday morning was under the influence of drugs, according to Knox County Sheriff’s deputies. Knox County Sheriff Mike Smith said deputies arrested 32-year-old Joshua Lee...

Two people jumped out second story windows, five people were arrested, one person was cited to court, and two stolen vehicles were recovered following a recent Whitley County Sheriff’s Department investigation. About 10 p.m. on Feb. 21 Whitley County E911 received information...

Two Canadatown women were arrested Thursday morning after being caught unlawfully inside a property in the Goldbug community. About 11 a.m., Chief Deputy Tim Baker received a call informing him that a white Chrysler 300 sedan was seen at the property, and the caller believed it...

Corbin Police say a 26-year-old woman was under the influence when she attempted to run naked among the Corbin High School Track team Friday morning. Even though classes had been cancelled the track team was at the field behind the high school for practice. Corbin Police Captain...

A Corbin man has been charged with robbery after he allegedly struck a Family Dollar Store employee with a car as he attempted to flee with $6.75 worth of merchandise Monday afternoon. Twenty-six-year-old Dustin Martin was arrested at his residence on Palmer Street on charges of...

A homicide case against an Oak Ridge man that was thrown out by the Kentucky Court of Appeals late last month is officially over. Monday afternoon, Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester agreed to grant a defense request to dismiss the case against Keith Mason with prejudice...

A Woodbine Fire Department pumper truck was involved in a wreck while responding to an emergency call Thursday afternoon. Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell said the truck with two firefighters wrecked on Louden Road off of East Ky. 92 approximately eight miles outside of...