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No one injured during crash involving school bus Monday

As the old saying goes, most accidents happen close to home, or, in the case of a Whitley County school bus Monday morning, close to school. No one was injured during an accident involving school bus #083, which was in route to the main campus with 27 high school and middle...
Posted On 23 Oct 2023

Sunday kitchen fire closes Corbin Applebee’s, reopening date unknown

Patrons at one of Corbin’s most popular restaurants will be looking for a new place to eat for the time being after a Sunday morning fire significantly damaged the kitchen of Applebee’s restaurant, which is located off Exit 25. Corbin Fire Capt. Eric Philpot said that at 9:30...
Posted On 11 Oct 2023

Lightning strike causes rare house fire in W’burg

Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd encountered something early Friday morning that he had only dealt with one previous time in his 30 years of firefighting with the department, which was a structure fire caused by a lightning strike. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 30 Jul 2021

No injuries during four-vehicle crash on Main Street

No one was injured during a four-vehicle accident along Main Street in downtown Corbin that occurred between Second and Third streets shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday. Corbin Police Officer Rob Jones said that the driver of a Toyota Prius briefly looked down at his phone and...
Posted On 30 Jun 2021

Cause of blaze unknown, fire destroys residence

A vacant, single-story residence adjacent to the KCEOC Laurel County Development center was a total loss after catching fire early Wednesday afternoon. West Knox Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by Laurel County Dispatch and called for assistance from the Corbin Fire...

Early Sunday morning blaze destroys Upper Mulberry home

Fire completely destroyed a newer model mobile home early Sunday morning in eastern Whitley County. About 4:30 a.m., Patterson Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to 210 Upper Mulberry Road off of Louden Road for a fire at a singlewide mobile home. Patterson Creek Volunteer...
Posted On 24 Dec 2019

Tractor-trailer wreck shuts down I-75 north Sunday night

Northbound Interstate 75 near Corbin was shut down for more than six hours Sunday night and into Monday morning after a truckload of particle board was spilled onto the highway. Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement was called to the scene at the...

Update: I-75 reopened about 2:30 p.m., but avoid the area if possible

(Update: Both southbound lanes of I-75 reopened about 2:27 p.m. Thursday.) Southbound lanes of I-75 are expected to reopen about 2:30 p.m. following an early morning accident involving a semi near the Whitley County-Tennessee state line, but motorists are encouraged to avoid the...
Posted On 20 Sep 2018