Laurel County News

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Black mesh wreaths and bows adorned the front of the Laurel County Fire Department and Ambulance Inc. trucks parked outside Hawk Creek Church on Thursday.

It's been a month and a half since David Gentry fell sixty feet from a helicopter in a military training exercise.

They're calling it a special way to remember a man who died while serving his community.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Quick action by Laurel County Sheriff's officials dissipated a potentially dangerous situation in Saint Joseph London's parking lot Wednesday night.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - A second fatal vehicle accident in one week occurred Friday when a London man was killed after he swerved to avoid an accident and struck an earth embankment of a creek on Ky.

Preliminary statistics* indicate that 18 people died in 17 separate crashes on Kentucky's roadways from Monday, June 10 through Sunday, June 16, 2013.

After what was mainly a partly/mostly cloudy and dry day so far, shower/t-storm coverage has ramped up a bit over the last couple of hours.

The hot sun beat down upon hundreds of people paying their final tribute to former Chief Deputy Eddy Sizemore on Tuesday afternoon.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - Anders Road, in western Laurel County, was the scene of a fatal accident in which a Laurel man died after crashing his motorcycle.

Laurel County Deputies say it happened last night on Conley Road when a deputy spotted a truck, driven by Tommy Robinson, 43, swerving on the road.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - A memorial service for the three crew members of Air Evac Lifeteam 109, based in Manchester, is set for the public on Saturday.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - The Laurel County Detention Center recently implemented a video visitation program for inmates and their families.

The National Transportation Safety Board released a preliminary report Thursday on the medical helicopter crash that killed three people in Manchester June 6, but the board revealed no cause.

On Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at approximately 4:20 p.m., the Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, received a report of a single vehicle traffic crash on Anders Road in Laurel County, KY.

Eddy Sizemore was one of three crew members killed when the Air Evac chopper went down in Clay County last week.

By Nita Johnson / CNHI News Service Dust off your lawn chairs and put on your listening ears for this year's Thursday Night Live concert series.

A recently-released report concerning health outcomes for seniors age 65 and over ranks Kentucky at 45 out of the 50 states.

LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. - The Laurel County Health Department recently received a grant from the Department of Public Health for equipment that can text appointment reminders to patients 24 hours prior to their appointment.

A funeral is set this week for a former sheriff's deputy who was piloting a medical helicopter when it crashed in eastern Kentucky.

A funeral is set this week for a former sheriff's deputy who was piloting a medical helicopter when it crashed in eastern Kentucky.