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A Monday evening blaze at Brush Arbor apartments displaced at least four families and sent one fighter to the hospital with what are believed to be minor injuries, according to the Williamsburg Fire Department. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation by Kentucky...

A trio of Whitley County volunteer fire departments and four fire departments in surrounding counties have been selected as recipients of thermal imaging cameras through a state grant program. The Kentucky Fire Commission recently announced that Goldbug, Pleasant View and South...

Despite the efforts of at least 20 firefighters from five fire departments, emergency crews were unable to save a Canadatown home Sunday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Woodbine Volunteer Fire DepartmentThis Oak Grove firefighter surveys the damage Sunday. Read this story and more...

Firefighters from two volunteer fire departments were unable to save a western Whitley County home late Friday evening. 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

Firefighters from five fire departments labored for two and one-half hours early Tuesday morning battling a structure fire in the 1000 block of KY 92E. The fire was reported shortly after midnight Tuesday. Goldbug, Emlyn, Patterson Creek and Pleasant View volunteer fire...

A leaking 30-gallon container of Ridorust Preventor was the cause of a chemical leak in a Old Dominion tractor trailer Thursday evening in Williamsburg according to the Williamsburg Fire Department. The chemical is a corrosive, acidic, organic propanetricarboxylic acid, said...

Update: Whitley County E-911 reported at 8:30 p.m. Thursday that the chemical spill, which caused Highway 92W to shutdown about 6:30 p.m., has been contained, and the roadway is back open. However, Pilot Travel Center remains closed as crews perform clean-up work. Original story...

Robin Schramm was driving his tractor trailer north on I-75 Friday morning when he smelled smoke, but he knew that it wasn’t coming from his truck, but rather the semi in front of him, which was hauling eight SUV’s. “I think his brakes got hot and caught fire. I kept on smelling...

Kentucky State Police, the Whitley County Coroner’s Office and numerous volunteer fire departments are on the scene of a fatal house fire in the Rockholds’ community. The structure fire was first reported about 2:41 p.m. at a 74 Gail Hart Road residence, which is...

Arson is suspected in an early Tuesday morning blaze that destroyed a trailer. Goldbug firefighters were dispatched to 368 Hanging Rock Road about 1:41 a.m. to a report that an older model, singlewide trailer was on fire with flames visible through the window. “When we got on...