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Harrison retiring after nearly four decades with EMS

It’s the last week on the job for one of Whitley County’s longest-serving and most stalwart employees. Kelly Harrison, director of Whitley County EMS, is retiring after over 35 years in local emergency services—32 of which have been specifically in Whitley County. Effective...

Six departments respond to fire National Standard building

Four fire departments were called out to extinguish a fire at the old National Standard Building. “When we got there, there was heavy fire in the office part of the building,” said West Knox Fire and Rescue Chief Darryl Baker. “It extended up through the office into the roof of...

UPDATE: Police identify Corbin pedestrian who died after being struck by pickup truck Wednesday

UPDATE: Corbin Police have released the identity of the Corbin pedestrian who was struck and killed on U.S. 25E Wednesday night. Lt. Coy Wilson, the department’s public affairs officer, said the man was Michael Browning, 26. The man’s identity had been withheld...

Update: Medical condition blamed for Monday crash into mobile home

Corbin Police say a medical condition was the cause of a wreck that ended when an SUV plowed into a mobile home on Commonwealth Ave. in Corbin Monday morning. The incident occurred just before noon when the Kia Sorrento driven by Harold Belew, 50, went out of control, hit a...

Vehicle accident near North Commonwealth Avenue

Breaking News Alert: Late Monday afternoon, the Corbin Fire Department responded to a vehicle accident with injury near North Commonwealth Avenue. The Corbin Police Department, Knox County EMS and Air Evac Life Team emergency medical helicopter assisted at the scene. See...
Posted On 13 Jul 2020

Settlement reached in lawsuit stemming from ambulance versus teen

The civil portion of the legal ordeal involving a Knox County EMS ambulance driver who struck three teens in August 2014, killing one of them, ended last week as a settlement was reached. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...