Black Bear returning a 2nd time to pilfer garbage cans on a rural road in Kentucky gets a surprise

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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.

Occupant in vehicle found with suspected Meth & a needle during early morning traffic stop in Laurel County, Ky.

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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.

All Inmates at a Jail in Ky. Scheduled for Covid-19 Testing after More Employees & an Inmate Test Positive for the Virus

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.

Annual U.S. Department of Justice Data Shows Kentucky Continues to Struggle with Persistently High Imprisonment Rates

Seventh-highest overall rate, third-highest female rate point to need for serious action from state lawmakers

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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.

Former Harrison County Constable and Paris, Ky. Firefighter Sentenced to 420 Months for Using a Minor to Produce Sexually Explicit Images and Videos

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LEXINGTON, KY A Cynthiana, Kentucky, man, William Michael Fields, Jr., 37, was sentenced to 420 months on Wednesday by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for the production of child pornography.

Laurel Sheriff John Root offers Safety Tips for Halloween and Trick or Treating

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LONDON, KY - Sheriff John Root offers the following safety tips for Halloween and Trick or Treating this year, which is Saturday, October 31, 2020.

 

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