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Golden Alert issued for missing Ohio man

A Golden Alert has been issued for an Ohio man, who went missing at the Kentucky Welcome Center off I-75 early Tuesday morning. Randall Alan Walker, 54, disappeared about 3 a.m. at the northbound rest area near the Kentucky/Tennessee line. Walker has bi-polar symptoms when off...
Posted On 24 Jan 2017

Three Corbin residents among 10 people arrested on drug, wanton endangerment charges

Three Corbin residents were among 10 people arrested by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday afternoon while investigating a lead that had developed in a burglary case. According to Sheriff John Root, deputies arrested, 29-year-old Bo Johnson, 28-year-old Heather Johnson...

W’burg couple arrested for kidnapping, sex abuse, robbery

A Williamsburg husband and wife are facing kidnapping and sex abuse charges in connection with an alleged New Year’s Day incident. Hugh E. Roark, 52, and Tonya Roark, 43, of North Sixth Street, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping, first-degree sexual abuse,...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Courtney Taylor charged with three counts of murder in her family’s killing

Investigators wrapped up there work late Saturday morning into a triple shooting near Savoy that left three people dead. A Williamsburg woman, who allegedly shot and killed her husband and her two children Friday before being shot twice by a Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy,...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Taylor family’s pastor tries to come to grips with awful tragedy

Two days after three founding members of Grace Christian Fellowship church were killed in their own home, pastor Gerald Mullins spoke to a nearly packed house. “We had a real moving service Sunday. We had a large crowd and a lot of folks who were hurt and grieving. At a...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Sheriff’s department seeks public’s help to identify this man

The Whitley County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the man pictured at right, who may be connected to a vehicle taken from a Woodbine market recently, according to a sheriff’s department release. The sheriff’s department is investigating the theft...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Corbin twins facing child porn charges

Randall and Raymond Hollon are facing federal child pornography charges. Twin brothers from Corbin are each facing federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Burglars take several items, including kitchen sinks

Area law enforcement is searching for the person or persons that took many things, including the kitchen sink, from two homes under construction in a Corbin subdivision Monday night. Whitley County Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling said the burglary occurred late Monday night at the...

Woodbine man indicted for attempted murder

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Woodbine man Tuesday morning for attempted murder in connection with a July domestic dispute. The grand jury charged Bryan Karr, 54, of Perkins Street, with criminal attempt to commit murder and two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment...
Posted On 18 Jan 2017

Wilson picked as new Corbin PD Public Affairs Officer

The Corbin Police Department has a new public affairs officer. Captain Coy Wilson has been appointed to take over the position from Major Rob Jones. “It is something new and different,” said Wilson, who has spent more than 10 years with the department. Wilson has previously...