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County leaders want to build boat ramps, campsites on Cumberland River

Currently several boat ramps operate inside both Whitley and Laurel counties to service Laurel Lake, one of Whitley County's biggest tourism draws and recreation sites.

Posted On 27 Aug 2014

Police looking for leads in Philly Connection Robbery

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the man who robbed Philly Connection in North Corbin Sunday morning.

Questions still linger after teen killed by ambulance

The funeral for a Lynn Camp High School freshman, who was killed Saturday night when he was struck by an ambulance, will be held Saturday in Corbin.

TV, film star Larry Sellers to be Master of Ceremonies at Corbin Pow Wow this weekend

Film and television personality Larry Sellers, who most notably starred as “Cloud Dancing” on the hit CBS series “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” will serve as Master of Ceremonies at the sixth annual Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum Pow Wow to be...

Corbin Tourism Director abruptly resigns Tuesday

Corbin Tourism’s experiment with two directors came to an abrupt end Tuesday night as Portia Flowers-Gosser tendered her resignation.

Police seek suspect in Dollar General Store burglary

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help to identify the individual who used a rock to break into the Dollar General Store in Keavy Tuesday morning.

Man sentenced to 7 years for killing stepfather, but remains free for now

Monday afternoon, Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester sentenced Keith Edward Mason to seven years in prison for shooting and killing his former stepfather, Robert "Bobby" Vanover, nearly two and one-half years ago but Mason didn't go to jail.

Posted On 20 Aug 2014

Corbin City Commission votes to eliminate four officers from police department

Corbin Police Chief David Campbell said his department remains in good shape even after a second officer resigned Monday night and the city commission approved City Manager Marlon Sams' recommendation to eliminate the positions held by Kyle Gray and Jonathon Dean in an...

Bus monitor remains in critical condition after falling from moving bus

  A Knox County bus monitor remains in critical condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center where she was airlifted after falling from a school bus Wednesday afternoon.

Cannon woman wins fourth annual NIBROC Just Lose It competition

A Cannon woman shed over 16 percent of her original body weight in less than 10 weeks to win the fourth annual NIBROC Just Lose it community weight loss competition this past Saturday.