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Testimony begins in Root Beer Stand shooting trial
On the night of July 31, a Williamsburg wrecker service owner Larry Wilson was at The Rootbeer Stand eating when he shot and killed the husband of a woman whom he had an affair with weeks earlier. The victim had gone over to Wilson's tow truck for a confrontation prior to the shooting.
Four given long prison sentences for local meth conspiracy
The United States Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration jointly announced today that 29-year-old Rodney Bishop of London, Ky., 31 year -old Edward Wagers of Corbin,Ky., 19-year-old Jordan Smith and 43-year-old Charles Jones both of Barbourville, Ky. pleaded guilty on Tuesday to participating in a methamphetamine conspiracy in Knox and Laurel Counties.
EXTRA CONTENT: Corbin, Knox schools file flurry of arguments in advance of reciprocal agreement decision
Even though Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday is expected to render a decision on the reciprocal agreement dispute between Corbin Independent Schools and Knox County Schools by March 3, the matter is still expected to be far from settled.
Man accused of robbing woman, stealing her car at knifepoint surrenders to authorities
Jonathon t. Rickett, 34, who is accused of threatening Laverne Seay with a knife before stealing her car and purse, has turned himself in at the Knox County Detention Center.
UPDATED: State Auditor releases two more audits of Whitley Sheriff’s Dept.; finds another $92,000 missing, total deficit is now $216,000
For the second time in less than nine months, State Auditor Crit Luallen has issued a scathing audit of Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge's books, and has again referred findings to the FBI for further investigation.
ONLY ONLINE: Lawsuit filed over cattle truck accident on I-75 last year
A Lexington man and a Tennessee woman are suing a Kentucky transportation company and its driver in connection with the September crash of a cattle truck along I-75 in Whitley County.
Four accused of making meth with children at home plead not guilty
Whitley County Sheriff Lawrence Hodge talks to one of four people arrested at a Kensee Hollow resident for making meth.
Four Whitley County residents pleaded not guilty Monday morning to charges of having a meth lab inside a Kensee Hollow home Saturday evening while four children were inside, and are still being held in the Whitley County Detention Center in lieu of a $75,000 cash bond.
More property owners get warning letters for downtown code violations
The first round in a crackdown against property maintenance violations in downtown Corbin has met with success, one official says, and a second wave of warning letters have been sent this week to property owners who are in violation.
EMS response time in Corbin questioned by city officials
Corbin city officials are raising questions regarding the county ambulance service response time to the home of a city commissioner who suffered a stroke over the weekend, and are saying the incident is not an isolated one.
Police say prominent local businessman involved in hit-and-run accident
A prominent local businessman and property developer surrendered to authorities Saturday after a warrant was issue for his arrest in connection with a hit-and-run accident in downtown Corbin Friday.
