Patrick Baker (Credit: Laurel County Correctional Center)

LONDON, KY - A Frankfort, Kentucky man, Patrick Baker, 43, was convicted on Wednesday, by a federal jury sitting in London, of first-degree murder committed during a drug trafficking crime.

Op-Ed by Blaine K Price 

A great deal has been said about the immorality and disrespect of moving the remains of people who left this world with the peace of mind knowing where their earthly remains would rest, and yes, REST IN PEACE. But what does that mean if we can’t depend on it to be respected into perpetuity?

LONDON, KY (August 26, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Tommy Houston along with Deputy James Sizemore arrested Ekya Kay Harris age 55 of McKee, KY on Tuesday night August 24, 2021 at approximately 11:52 PM.

LONDON, KY (August 26, 2021) - Sheriff John Root is reporting that: The Laurel County Sheriff's office will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in Laurel County.

MANCHESTER, KY - (August 26, 2021) - On Tuesday August 24, 2021 a local Clay County publication reported that on Saturday night August 21, 2021 a London, Kentucky man led police in Manchester, KY on an ATV Chase.

LONDON, KY (August 25, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Following an ongoing investigation by Laurel Sheriff's investigators with assistance from multiple agencies, a positive identification has been made on the victim of a murder regarding a body that was discovered off Sinking Creek Road west of London on Monday afternoon.