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BREAKING: Corbin Police arrest suspected driver in fatal hit-and-run crash

Corbin Police have made an arrest in the case of a fatal hit-and-run incident on U.S. 25E early Wednesday morning. Captain Coy Wilson, the department’s public affairs officer, said Major Rob Jones arrested the 46-year-old John Melton at Corbin Manor Apartments in north Corbin...

Senate President Robert Stivers discusses potential legislation that would permit Corbin to annex into Laurel County

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, came to Corbin last week to bring the Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce up to speed on what the republicans are attempting to do now that the party controls the governor’s mansion, the state senate and house of...

Theft becomes robbery when getaway car turned into weapon

What would have been a simple misdemeanor theft charge became first-degree robbery after police say a Corbin man hit and injured an auto parts store employee that attempted to foil his getaway last Thursday afternoon. Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Millard pleaded not guilty...

Corbin woman indicted on rape, sodomy charges in Laurel County

UPDATE: London Police arrested 38-year-old Tara L. Cousineau, of Corbin on the indictment warrant issued Friday in Laurel Circuit Court. Cousineau was indicted on multiple counts of rape, sodomy and unlawful transaction with two different minors, ages 14 and 15. According to the...

Mock disasters test first responders preparedness

The weather was dreary, damp and wet Monday morning. Rain was misting making working conditions wetter and more slippery than they would be in good weather. In other words, the weather for two mock disasters held simultaneously Monday morning in Whitley County was much like the...
Posted On 25 Jan 2017

Three Corbin residents among 10 people arrested on drug, wanton endangerment charges

Three Corbin residents were among 10 people arrested by Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday afternoon while investigating a lead that had developed in a burglary case. According to Sheriff John Root, deputies arrested, 29-year-old Bo Johnson, 28-year-old Heather Johnson...

Corbin twins facing child porn charges

Randall and Raymond Hollon are facing federal child pornography charges. Twin brothers from Corbin are each facing federal charges of possession and distribution of child pornography. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

Burglars take several items, including kitchen sinks

Area law enforcement is searching for the person or persons that took many things, including the kitchen sink, from two homes under construction in a Corbin subdivision Monday night. Whitley County Constable Ron “Bubba” Bowling said the burglary occurred late Monday night at the...

Harlem Globetrotters perform at The Arena in Corbin on Jan. 23

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are returning to The Arena in Corbin on Jan. 23 and 18-year veteran Globetrotter Herbert “Flight Time” Lang will be among them. The 6’3” Arkansas native is known as “Flight Time” because he was only 5’10” when he made his first dunk in a game...

Corbin schools closed Friday because of widespread sickness

With the flu and stomach virus running rampant among faculty, staff and students, Corbin Independent Schools officials have elected to close school on Friday. Superintendent Dave Cox said attendance has been slowly decreasing over the last several day, with approximately 10...