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

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

(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.)

 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 26^th annual Laurel Lake Cleanup Saturday.

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

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...

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

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.

 "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.

 A Williamsburg man, who allegedly stabbed his stepson during an argument inside a vehicle, is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $50,000 cash bond.

  Kentucky State Police arrested 10 people on drug trafficking charges Thursday.

With snow coming down, more than a dozen police officers from across Whitley County took to the streets Tuesday morning looking for 30 suspected drug dealers as part of "Operation Snowflake."

Redhound Theatre is going back to the 20s with its rendition of the musical comedy, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

A Laurel County man is behind bars for allegedly having an "inappropriate" Facebook conversation with a teenage girl.

  A Corbin man has been cited to court for promoting gambling after Laurel County Sheriff John Root and his deputies raided a gambling parlor on U.S. 25 Friday afternoon, seizing more than 20 video poker machines.

A Corbin teen was seriously injured Sunday night when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing Master Street.

  A Whitley County Grand Jury recently handed down 30 felony drug trafficking indictments and a misdemeanor drug trafficking indictment against two people as a result of a nearly year long investigation by the Whitley County Sheriff's Department.

  The Whitley County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating two people, who fled from a flipped car late Wednesday evening where deputies found an active methamphetamine lab inside.

Fresh off the success of their inaugural effort, organizers of the Second Annual Corbin Gospel Music Concert are confident that this year will be even bigger and better.