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Lincoln Club Banquet focuses on McConnell re-election effort

Even though his election is more than one year away, the re-election bid of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was the primary topic on the minds of the Republican faithful Saturday in Corbin.

Posted On 24 Apr 2013

Trapped hikers successfully rescued near Laurel Lake Friday

Four stranded hikers were all smiles as they returned to the spillway at Laurel Lake dam after more than a day of being trapped by the rising water.

Man gets 20 years for beating, stabbing grandmother to death

Jeremy Owens elected not to say anything Friday as he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for beating and stabbing to death his grandmother, Brenice Champlin, in 2011.

Update: Police identify suspect in Corbin Subway robbery as Charles Gray

Corbin Police say tips from the public have led them to name Charles Vincent Gray as a suspect in the armed robbery of the Subway restaurant Wednesday night

Posted On 18 Apr 2013
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Two captured for robbing local tobacco store Tuesday; stolen money recovered

Laurel County Sheriff's deputies tracked down and arrested a Lily man and a Gray woman who they say robbed Brock's Tobacco Store on Ky. 229 Tuesday night.

Suspect sought in Tuesday night robbery of north Corbin gas station

For the third time in the last two months, a north Corbin gas station was the target of an armed robber Tuesday night, and police are seeking the public's help in solving the case

Local man pleads guilty to drunken crash the destroyed civic center sign

 The Corbin Civic Center is getting a new sign and Dalton Christopher Brewer’s legal battle over the destruction of the old sign is finished after pleading guilty Tuesday to driving under the influence when he ran his pickup truck off the road and into the sign in...

Huge local gospel music showcase planned for April 26 at the Corbin Arena

 A gospel music extravaganza aimed at showcasing local talent and unifying believers across denominations is set to take place later this month at The Arena in Corbin, and organizers are hoping the event is the beginning of something that will grow exponentially in the...

London man arrested at 312 boat ramp for drugs, exposing himself to officer

Corbin Police say a Larry Osborne of London had been drinking and smoking marijuana when he exposed himself to Constable Ronnie Bowling and other people at the Ky. 312 boat ramp Sunday.

ONLY ONLINE: Former Jackson County Clerk, acquitted of murder in 2002, arrested in Corbin on drug charge

Former Jackson County Clerk Jerry Dean who remains in the Whitley County Detention Center after he was arrested and charged for possession of a controlled substance 1st Oxycodone by Corbin Police Department.