Four arrested charged with Trafficking Meth / Laurel County

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London, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Allen Turner along with Deputy Joey Robinson and K-9 Deputy Gary Mehler and his K-9 "Edge" arrested four individuals on Sally's Branch Road, approximately 3 miles east of London following a traffic stop conducted on a white Chevrolet Tahoe for an equipment violation on Saturday night February 2020 at approximately 10:PM.

Pike County Woman Sentenced to 420 Months for Production and Distribution of Child Pornography

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Christina Brook Mitchell (Photo: Pike County Detention Center)

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (February 14, 2020) A Pikeville woman, Christina Brook Mitchell, 31, was sentenced on Friday to 420 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for production and distribution of child pornography.

This Week at the State Capitol

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Charles Young

FRANKFORT, KY (February 10 – 14, 2020) – Highlights of the legislative week typically occur in the historic Senate and House chambers, but this past week the Capitol Rotunda was the scene of an unforgettable moment for many in the statehouse.

Fatal Crash on I-75 / Tractor-Trailer vs. Pedestrian

KSP 275 height logoMount Vernon, KY. (February 13th 2020) – On Thursday, February 13th 2020 around 5:00 A.M. Officer Eric Stallsworth with Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement responded to a commercial vehicle vs. pedestrian fatal crash located on I-75 near the 63-mile marker in Rockcastle Co Kentucky.

KSP Makes Human Trafficking Arrest in Knox County

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Barbourville, KY. (February 12, 2020) – The Kentucky State Police, Harlan Post has charged two individuals with sexual related offenses as a result of an investigation in Knox County.

Ft. Knox Selected for New Army Headquarters

Utilizing his role as Majority Leader, McConnell raised Kentucky’s priorities to the highest levels of the federal government. He led Kentucky’s Congressional representatives in urging the Army to locate the new corps headquarters at Fort Knox.

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This evening, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell welcomed to his office in the U.S. Capitol the Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy (on left) and the Chief of Staff of the Army General James McConville (on right). Utilizing his role as Majority Leader, McConnell raised Kentucky’s priorities to the highest levels of the federal government. He led Kentucky’s Congressional representatives in urging the Army to locate the new corps headquarters at Fort Knox.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) announced today that at their request the Department of the Army selected Fort Knox to be the home of the new corps headquarters that is urgently needed to fulfill National Defense Strategy requirements and support U.S. forces and operations in Europe.

 

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