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Keavy shooting still under investigation

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the circumstances behind a shooting last Thursday at a Keavy residence that left a man injured. Deputies were called to the residence on Paris Karr Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. However, Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, t...

Charges to be amended to murder after shooting victim dies at hospital

A Corbin man, who initially survived after being shot in the head with a .357 pistol early Sunday morning, has died. Timothy Seth Pennington died Thursday at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, according to the Corbin Police Department. Corbin Police Lt. Coy Wilson, who...

Two people charged with attempted murder of Corbin man

Corbin Police say an argument over a cell phone resulted in a Corbin man being shot in the head early Sunday morning and two people being arrested for attempted murder early Monday morning. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...

Shooting on I-75 leads to assault charge

A Madison County woman wanted for assault in Whitley County stemming from an August incident is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center following her arrest in Shelbyville. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please...

UPDATE: Barbourville man dies from gunshot wounds sustained in Wednesday ‘road rage’ shooting incident in north Corbin

UPDATE: A Barbourville man died from gunshot wounds he sustained Wednesday afternoon in what Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are describing as a “road rage” incident in north Corbin. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer,...

Keavy woman charged with shooting man along roadway

What began as a call to investigate a prowler complaint in Keavy Friday night ended with the arrest of the property owner after she allegedly shot a man who was sitting in his truck while his friend urinated on the side of the road. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...

Texas man adds charges in Laurel County stemming from 2018 chase down I-75

A Texas man facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, in connection with a high-speed chase down Interstate 75 and into Tennessee last October, is facing three additional counts of attempted murder in Laurel County. A Laurel County grand jury returned the indictment...

Gray man charged with assault in connection with Saturday night shooting

A Gray man is facing a first-degree assault charge after admitting to police that he shot a man in the neck Saturday. Kentucky State Police arrested Dennis R. Medlin, 58, at his residence on Hazel Fork Road at 10:48 p.m. Police were called to the scene in response to a complaint...

UPDATE: Infant child of Saturday shooting victim has died

UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner reported Tuesday night that the infant daughter who was successfully delivered after her mother was shot Saturday has died. The child, listed as Amelia Johnson in the the coroner’s report, according to WYMT, died just before 7 p.m. The...

Investigation continues into Saturday shooting at Lily veterans club

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies will be taking the results of an investigation of a shooting at a veterans club in Lily to the grand jury. Deputy Gilbert Acciardo said the grand jury will determine whether criminal charges are warranted against William Helton of Corbin. Helton...