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Crash near Corbin leads to drug arrest

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Florida man whom they say was driving under the influence of drugs when his vehicle went off the road near Corbin and overturned into a ditch Wednesday afternoon.

Two arrested in Corbin motel room for selling drugs near a school

Two local people were arrested Tuesday at a Corbin motel for drug trafficking and marijuana possession.

Williamsburg poised to pass citywide smoking ban

If you want to light up a cigarette inside a building open to the public or a work place in Williamsburg, then you better smoke while you can.

Posted On 16 Jan 2013

Suspect in Young’s Grocery robbery caught; four others still beign sought by police

Whitley County Sheriff's deputies have arrested one person so far in connection with the Dec. 30 armed robbery of Young's Grocery.

Posted On 16 Jan 2013

Officials unsure what cause blazed that destroyed Woodbine home

Rodger Inman spent Friday at a campsite on Devil’s Creek, returning home to find what was left of his house lying on the ground in ashes.

Alcohol tax collections in Corbin on track to surpass $550,000 projection

Officials are expecting a “holiday boost” in tax revenue from liquor sales in Corbin following two straight months of robust collections from October and November of 2012.

Police looking for two suspects for violent home invasion robbery in Lily

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two white men who beat and robbed a Lily couple of their medication and cell phones at their home early Tuesday morning.

Tatersall home severely damaged by early-morning fire

Arson has been ruled out, but firefighters are still working to determine what started a fire that damaged the home at 365 Ruffian Trail in Tattersall Thursday morning.

Whitley trio arrested in Laurel County on drug trafficking charges

Two Williamsburg men and a Corbin woman are facing drug trafficking charges in Laurel County after they allegedly sold Oxycodone pills to a confidential informant working for the sheriff's department Tuesday night.

Williamsburg man gets 15 years for sexually assaulting young girl

Prosecutors have recommended a 15-year prison sentence for a Williamsburg man, who is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 12 years old in 2011.

Posted On 09 Jan 2013