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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...

First responders had a busy couple of days, particularly in southern Whitley County Sunday afternoon and Monday, rescuing individuals trapped either inside residences by high water or in vehicles that had become stuck in high water. Photos by Whitley County Emergency Management...

The chief of the Jellico Fire Department and one of Whitley County’s longest serving volunteer fire department chiefs has passed away. Harold “Wayne” Honeycutt, 44, of Jellico, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 2, at the Lafollette Medical Center. Read this story and more...

  A Tennessee SUV flipped onto its top during an I-75 accident that also involved two semis near the state line Tuesday morning in Whitley County with the driver of the SUV leaving the scene on foot before police arrived. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...

No foul play is suspected in the fire-related deaths of a southern Whitley County husband and wife, who were found dead inside their home early Friday morning. Whitley County Coroner Andy Croley said that authorities are still in the process of positively identifying the victims,...

An old abandoned church off Highway 1804 was completed destroyed during a fire early Sunday morning. South Whitley Volunteer Fire Department was notified about the blaze, which was located at 1224 Highway 1804, at 1:45 a.m. Sunday, South Whitley Chief Wayne Honeycutt that...

Nearly 60 firefighters spent more than seven hours battling a fire that tore through a pile of scrap aluminum at Eastern Kentucky Recycling in Williamsburg Thursday. Williamsburg Fire Chief Larry Todd said firefighters were paged to the scene at 300 Savoy Clear Creek Road at...

Despite the efforts of firefighters from five local departments, a southern Whitley County home is considered a total loss after a fire early Tuesday morning. Pleasant View Fire Chief Thomas Manning said the fire was reported about 3 a.m. Approximately 18 firefighters responded...