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The Spirit of KY: Locals jump in to help with flood relief efforts

As soon as word began spreading throughout the region Thursday and Friday of last week about the devastation wrought by historic flooding in several eastern Kentucky counties, people all over our local area immediately jumped into action. Read this story and more for just $.99...

Woman airlifted after possible drowning at Spillway Thursday afternoon

A woman who nearly drowned at the Laurel Lake Spillway was airlifted from a makeshift landing zone at the Corbin Speedway Thursday afternoon. According to Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Officer Floyd Maggard, the incident is still under investigation and few details could be...

Canadatown teen dies after ATV hit pickup truck

A Canadatown teen died Saturday from injuries he sustained after his ATV ran head-on into a pickup truck. James E. Fore, 19, died at the University of Tennessee Medical Center where he had been airlifted following the crash on D Fore Road. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike...

Police awaiting toxicology in fatal motorcycle crash; second motorcycle rider pleads guilty to DUI

The man he was riding with has pleaded guilty to DUI, but Corbin Police say they have not yet determined if the Corbin man killed in a motorcycle crash last Wednesday on Scuffletown Road was under the influence. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to...

One person airlifted, interstate shut down following Monday crash

One person was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center Monday following a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 75 in Whitley County. The woman, whose name has not been released, was one of three people extricated after a Ford Taurus station wagon rear-ended a Buick...

Corbin man suffers severe burns while lighting grill

A Corbin man was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center Tuesday night after a he was burned while lighting a grill. West Knox firefighters and Whitley EMS were called to the residence at 200 Meadowlark Circle off of Standard Ave. at approximately 7:30 p.m. in...

One person dead, one in custody following motorcycle wreck

One person is dead and another is in custody on theft charges following a motorcycle wreck on Ky. 1064 in the Whetstone community of Whitley County Tuesday morning. Sheriff Colan Harrell said law enforcement and emergency personnel were called out to the scene about 11:45 a.m....