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State warns of traffic delays on 25W

  Whitley County motorists can expect delays on U.S. 25W at the exit 25, I-75 overpass (mile points 29-30) during daylight hours beginning Tuesday,...

Posted On 03 Nov 2014
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London man dies in two-vehicle crash near Corbin Friday

 A two-vehicle crash near Corbin Friday morning resulted in the death of a London man.

Posted On 01 Nov 2014
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Williamsburg, Whitley County postpone trick-or-treat hours until Saturday; other areas choose Friday

At least one Williamsburg youngster isn't real happy with Mayor Roddy Harrison's decision to postpone trick or treating until Saturday and wrote a letter to city hall protesting it.

Posted On 29 Oct 2014

Police: Men caught in the act while burglarizing home, linked to another burglary case

A tip about a burglary in progress led Whitley County Sheriff's deputies to arrest two local residents Saturday afternoon, one of whom was already wanted in connection with a separate burglary case.

Posted On 29 Oct 2014

Altercation with officer leads to discovery of meth lab

A Williamsburg man allegedly pushed a police officer, ran away from him, had to be Tasered and then admitted he had been manufacturing methamphetamine that morning, which is the same offense he was indicted for committing less than one week earlier during a separate incident.

Posted On 29 Oct 2014

Grimes bus tour makes stop in downtown Corbin Monday

With multiple polls showing a tight race just over a week before the election, U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes met with supporters at Sanders Park in Corbin as part of a campaign swing through southeastern Kentucky Monday.

Corbin explosion traced to old fuel tank

An explosion that was felt and heard throughout the Corbin area Monday was caused by a cutting torch being used to scrap a fuel tank at Three Rivers Cutting off of 19th Street.

Four local residents arrested for meth charges during Corbin traffic stop

A traffic stop on Standard Avenue near Corbin Monday afternoon lead to the arrest of four local residents on methamphetamine related charges.

Posted On 22 Oct 2014
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McConnell visits Corbin business during campaign stop

With the most recent polls showing that Kentucky’s Senate race remains a dead heat between Republican Senator Mitch McConnell and Democrat challenger Alison Lundergan-Grimes, McConnell returned to the Corbin area Thursday in an effort to separate himself from Grimes...

Fla. man indicted for stealing $46,000 worth of electronics from Wal-Mart

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted a Florida man Monday morning, who is accused of stealing about $46,000 worth of iPhones, iPads and iPods from the Williamsburg Walmart in July, but the local charges may be the least of the man's worrie

Posted On 22 Oct 2014