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Two more Indiana men indicted Monday in connection with 2017 Whitley County triple homicide

A Whitley County Grand Jury indicted two Indianapolis men Monday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. The grand jury indicted Darnel Chivers, 39, and Anthony Hester, 34, charging them with three counts of murder in the strangulation deaths of...
Posted On 20 May 2019

Hair extensions, television, karaoke speaker among items landlady admits to stealing from tenants during burglary

A Keavy woman was arrested Friday for allegedly burglarizing her own rental property, taking more than $15,000 worth of items from her tenants. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Sandra K. Lovins, 34, on charges of second-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking of the...

Trial date set in Paul Parsons’ murder case

A late summer trial date has been set for a Corbin man, who is accused of killing two people in June 2017. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 03 Apr 2019

Whitley County Grand Jury indicts church vandal

A Whitley County Grand Jury has indicted a Corbin man for multiple offenses stemming from the January break-in and vandalism of an eastern Whitley County church. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this...
Posted On 20 Feb 2019

Pastor to church vandal: ‘God still loves him’

A Williamsburg man allegedly broke into a church early Sunday morning, destroyed several items inside, engaged in a standoff with police, falsely told police that he had been stabbed and shot, and resisted arrest once police entered the building. Read this story and more for just...
Posted On 30 Jan 2019

Local homeless shelter burglarized; meat and mattresses taken

A local homeless shelter is working to recover after it was burglarized Friday night. Sabra Simpson, a supervisor at Everlasting Arms Homeless Shelter on Standard Avenue, said staff and residents had gone to attend a Christmas play when the break-in occurred. “We were gone for...

Woman accused of burglarizing local furniture store on Christmas Day

A Corbin woman is behind bars after allegedly driving a truck through a local furniture store in an apparently burglary attempt on Christmas day. About 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 25, Laurel County 911 received a call about an audible alarm going off at Fitzpatrick’s Furniture store on...
Posted On 26 Dec 2018
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Police: Burglar used auction house’s van as getaway vehicle

A Corbin man is facing burglary charges for allegedly taking items from a local auction house and then using the business’s van to make his getaway. Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Michael C. Smith, 39, following an investigation in the burglary at Interstate Auction on...

Church burglary, vandalism under investigation

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the vandalism and burglary of a Keavy area church Sunday. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer, said officers were called to Mt. Zion Church of God on Level Green Road off of Ky. 312 after members...

Alleged burglar arrested at hospital after using ambulance as getaway vehicle

A Corbin man arrested in connection with a home burglary Friday afternoon allegedly used an ambulance as the getaway vehicle. Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy Claude Hudson arrested Kenneth Ray Couch, 35, at Baptist Health Corbin, where he been dropped off by the ambulance. Deputy...