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Effort to restore Ky. bridge wins award
Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.
Yesterday | The Sentinel-Echo
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Laurel County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Parrott, along with Deputies Robbie Grimes and Mikey Ashurst, investigated a hit and run traffic crash which occurred at Vendors Mall parking lot, 10 miles south of London, on Saturday at approximately 3:45 p.m. When deputies arrived to investigate, they discovered a silver Chevrolet Blazer ... (more)
Photos of robbery at truck stop released
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Laurel County Sheriff John Root and staff are searching for suspect involved in the attempted armed robbery of Love's Truck Stop in southern Laurel County on Thursday at 11:30 p.m. Surveillance photos from the incident were recently released.
London postal worker accused of stealing prescription drugs from VA
A Laurel County man who was working as a U.S. Postal Service officer was indicted Thursday for embezzling mail sent from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
4 Inmates Bolt in 3 Days in Eastern Kentucky
TV in Hazard reported Getson Roberts was caught hours after escaping from the Clay County Detention Center.
Lightning strike causes damage to Laurel County church
Like many near tragedies the story of what happened to London's First Pentecostal Church is described as something that could have been much worse.
Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated woman
Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the residence.
Who let the dogs out? Intoxicated neighbor accused
Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the residence.
Trooper's 1988 murder remains unsolved
Among the fallen KSP officers is Trooper Johnny Edrington. He was gunned down during a traffic stop in Laurel County in 1988.
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - The scourge of methamphetamine that has challenged law enforcement agencies over the past several years took a step forward last week.
Testing glitch: ACT online tests crash, students will not be penalized on end-of-year grades
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Laurel County students have been in testing, but it hasn't been an easy road for some last week.
Road employee charged with DUI
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - A county road employee who was intoxicated while on county time is now doing time in the Laurel County Detention Center.
Attempted abduction of teen in Laurel County leads to arrest
A 41-year-old man has been arrested for trying to abduct a 15-year-old girl from her home during the weekend, according to the Laurel County Sheriff's Department.
Hazard man killed in Clay County wreck
Ricky Summer, 44, of Hazard was airlifted from the scene to Saint Joseph Hospital of London where he was pronounced dead by Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling.
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - It was a close call for three people who landed in a pond after their vehicle slid on rain-slick roads on Sunday afternoon.
Laurel County man charged with DUI while driving tractor
"He was slumped over and he left and had got on a tractor headed down the road," said Gilbert Acciardo with the Laurel County Sheriff's Office.
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - A 10-year-old boy is recuperating from surgery to repair a fractured leg, one of several injuries he sustained after being struck by a car on Friday.
Coming Up On LEX 18 News - May 8, 2013
Details on the arrests are coming up. And - another day, more rain. It looks like the Bluegrass is slowly going to shake the wet weather, but it'll take some time.
Laurel County man who admitted making bomb faces hearing
An 18-year-old Laurel County man faces a federal detention hearing Wednesday after he allegedly acknowledged to law enforcement officials that he made and detonated smoke bombs and pipe bombs, according to court records.