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A Richmond man drown Monday night near the spillway at Laurel Lake. Whitley County Coroner J. Andrew Croley pronounced 21-year-old Zachary Anderson dead at the scene about 9:30 p.m. Woodbine Search and Rescue and Oak Grove firefighters were called to the beach at the spillway...

A tip on suspected drug activity that was provided by Williamsburg Police Chief Wayne Bird led federal and Laurel County law enforcement to a London home Sunday morning where they recovered one-half pound of crystal methamphetamine and more than $100,000 in cash. Laurel County...

A Williamsburg man pleaded guilty Monday to numerous charges he incurred while attempting to flee from Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies on a stolen motorcycle, but he can avoid further jail time if he stay out of legal trouble for the next two years. Twenty-nine-year-old Jonny...

Two people were arrested at a residence on Ky. 26 in Rockholds Thursday night after Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies reported finding “Ice” methamphetamine and Suboxone and a handgun inside. According to Sheriff Colan Harrell, deputies arrested 31-year-oold Nancy A. Slayer and...

A Woodbine man, who allegedly fled from police in a motor vehicle and then again on foot, is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center on multiple charges. Third-District Constable Dorman Patrick Jr. charged Daryl S. Moore, 26, with first-degree fleeing or evading police...

Corbin firefighters were called to Baptist Health Corbin Friday morning to battle a vehicle fire in one of the hospital’s loading docks. Firefighters said the van, belonging to Tri Tech, was destroyed by the blaze. Firefighters were paged to the scene about 3:50 a.m. in response...

The Corbin Board of Education unanimously agreed Thursday night to increase the cost of tuition for students who live in school districts with which Corbin does not have a reciprocal agreement. Tuition for the 2016-17 school year has been increased from $3,000 to $3,500. District...

Steve Dillard, Law Enforcement Liaison with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office, spoke during a press conference Friday afternoon at the Tennessee Welcome Center in Jellico about plans to increase traffic enforcement in both Tennessee and Kentucky during the Hands Across the...

Corbin Economic Development Director Bruce Carpenter addressed the fiscal court during Monday’s special meeting. The Whitley County Fiscal Court is hoping to become a guinea pig of sorts for a new state project that will use recycled tires in chip seal paving projects....

Incumbent State Representative Regina Bunch, R-Williamsburg cleared her first hurdle to re-election Tuesday night, overwhelmingly defeating challenger Alex Patrick in the Republican primary contest in the 82nd house district. “I’m very pleased,” said Bunch, who will face democrat...