Laurel County News

Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet and a Laurel County resident have been recognized for their efforts to restore rather than replace a landmark bridge.

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)

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.

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.

TV in Hazard reported Getson Roberts was caught hours after escaping from the Clay County Detention Center.

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.

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.

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.

Among the fallen KSP officers is Trooper Johnny Edrington. He was gunned down during a traffic stop in Laurel County in 1988.

A Stearns man is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center without bond after making threatening statements while on the job last week at Pine Knot Primary School.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - The scourge of methamphetamine that has challenged law enforcement agencies over the past several years took a step forward last week.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Laurel County students have been in testing, but it hasn't been an easy road for some last week.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - A county road employee who was intoxicated while on county time is now doing time in the Laurel County Detention Center.

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.