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Attorney says alleged rape victim tried to extort his client

Jerry Daniels is accused of first-degree rape.

The attorney for accused rapist Jerry E. Daniels, claims Daniels is the victim of an extortion scheme perpetrated by the alleged victim.

New Corbin Library project faces funding uncertainties

Officials will celebrate the start of construction on a new Corbin Public Library next Monday, but exactly how the higher-than-expected bill for construction will be paid is still up in the air.

Police find meth lab hidden near Corbin city water tower; 17-year-old arrested

Corbin Police Officer Glenn Taylor Jr. holds a meth "pill soak" discovered near the Corbin water tower Sunday.

Corbin Police discovered a methamphetamine lab tucked away in a backpack Sunday near the city's iconic water tower on Chestnut Street, and a 17-year-old boy is facing numerous felony charges in connection with the incident.

Corbin BOE files appeal in reciprocal agreement battle

The Corbin Board of Education has filed its appeal of the Knox County Board of Education's decision to end the student reciprocal agreement. The state school board must now decide how the appeal will be heard.

 

 

Men facing robbery, assault charges after drug deal gone bad behind Corbin church

 Michael Taylor             Ricky Miracle                Steven Moore

In what law enforcement officials are calling a “drug deal gone bad,” three Corbin men were arrested late Tuesday on robbery, assault and drug dealing charges following a violent altercation behind a local church.

EXTRA CONTENT: Attorney General concerned about Whitley E-911 Center recordkeeping

A recent decision by the Kentucky Attorney General's Office questioned the efficiency of record keeping at the Whitley County E-911 dispatch center, but local officials say the problems predate them and have been addressed.

EXTRA CONTENT: Lawsuit accuses local restaurant owner of sexual harassment

A Williamsburg woman is claiming that a Corbin restaurant owner subjected her to "numerous acts of sexual harassment" while she worked as a waitress there.

Sheriff’s deputies seize pot, pills and cash in pair of weekend drug raids

A Whitley District Judge has set $50,000 cash bonds for two men arrested by Whitley County Sheriff's deputies in separate drug trafficking cases late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

UPDATED: Corbin dance studio owner injured in rollover crash Tuesday

Corbin Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free Gail Frederick, 63, of Corbin, from her SUV following a two-vehicle wreck on Fifth Street Road just before noon Tuesday morning.

Fuel tank explodes after early-morning crash on I-75 near KY/Tenn. border

Emergency officials say they are lucky that no one was killed or seriously injured when a Georgia semi collided with an Ohio van early Tuesday morning on I-75 and one of the tanks on the semi exploded.

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