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Corbin woman arrested for trying to shoplift chainsaw, shoes and purse

  A Corbin woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to shoplift a chainsaw, shoes, two phones and a purse from Walmart.

Absence of sole eyewitness delays start of manslaughter trial

  A Whitley County homicide trial, which was scheduled to start Wednesday morning, has been delayed until summer.

 
Posted On 30 Apr 2014

Five candidates square off in Whitley Sheriff’s forum

(Editor's note: Due to the amount of subject matter, the second part of this story will appear in the May 7 edition of the News Journal.)

Posted On 30 Apr 2014

Over 200 volunteers turn out for annual Laurel Lake cleanup

 Laurel County regained the Cleanup Cup from Whitley County, turning out more volunteers, but it was Laurel Lake and the local environment that were the big winners in the 26th annual Laurel Lake Cleanup Saturday.

Corbin woman gets 10 years in prison for 2013 car crash

A Corbin woman who pleaded guilty to an amended count of second-degree assault in connection with 2013 car wreck, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.

Four arrests made in connection to Stringtown Road arson fires

  Four people have been arrested in connection with a series of arson fires in the Pleasant View Community in Whitley County.

Does video really show Judge-Executive stealing campaign sign?

An Emlyn resident claims he’s got video evidence of Whitley County Judge-Executive Pat White Jr. “stealing” a campaign sign out of his yard in mid-March, but White contends that the accusations are part of a dishonest, politically motivated attack...

Corbin woman arrested for drug trafficking

A Corbin woman was arrested Tuesday drug trafficking out of her home.

Local leaders favor veto of law that impacts Corbin, Knox occupational tax fight

Furious over the 11th hour passage of an amendment that would again affect the ongoing battle between Knox County and the City of Corbin over distribution of occupational taxes, Corbin city leaders are lobbying hard for a veto from Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear.

Corbin man gets 12 years for killing daughter’s boyfriend

 "I'll go to prison over this but it's worth it," William Cox allegedly told 9-1-1 dispatchers after shooting his daughter's boyfriend in 2012 near their Corbin home.

Posted On 23 Apr 2014