LONDON, KY (October 30, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler along with Deputy Travis Napier and Deputy Dylan Messer arrested Charles Ray Roark age 50 of London on Thursday afternoon October 29, 2020 at approximately 3:20 PM.
FRANKFORT, KY — There are many unknowns when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine.
MANCHESTER, KY (October 29, 2020) - A mischievous bear has returned a 2nd time within a week to scavenge for food in the garbage cans of two Curry Branch Road residences.
LONDON, KY (October 29, 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective James Sizemore along with Sheriff's deputies arrested Jolene Renée Bell age 44 of Felts School Road, Corbin early Thursday morning October 29, 2020 at approximately 2:54 AM.
MANCHESTER, KY (October 29, 2020) - UPDATE: Clay County Jailer Linda Smallwood is reporting that: The Clay County Detention Center now has more employees and an inmate that have tested positive for Covid-19.
Seventh-highest overall rate, third-highest female rate point to need for serious action from state lawmakers
LOUISVILLE, KY — New data from the federal agency charged with tracking criminal justice statistics around the nation again highlights Kentucky’s grim per capita imprisonment rate. For the second year in a row, Kentucky had the seventh-highest ranking in the nation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics Prisoners in 2019 annual report released on Oct. 22, 2020. The Commonwealth’s rate declined by 1.5%, compared to a decline of 2.3% nationally.
