Gas prices surge in wake of Hurricane Isaac
Updated: 9:17 PM Kentucky's average price for a gallon of regular gas is up to $3.81.
Updated: 9:17 PM Kentucky's average price for a gallon of regular gas is up to $3.81.
Posted: 5:28 PM A convoy of electrical line workers departed from London Wednesday to help folks in the gulf region to lend a hand in the wake of Hurricane Isaac.
Updated: 6:53 PM A mother who allegedly abandoned her 10 month old child will be back in court next week.
Updated: 11:43 AM A mother accused of abandoning her newborn, who later died, had pleaded not guilty to abandoning the infant.
Posted: 9:31 PM Police have arrested a southern Kentucky mother, after the child died.
Updated: 8:27 PM The search is on for a southern Kentucky woman after a bed ridden man she was supposed to be caring for was found living in filth.
Posted: 5:00 PM Police in Laurel County are trying to find a woman accused of abusing the 70 year old man she was supposed to be caring for.
Updated: 12:32 PM Moron Brothers Country Comedy Festival performs Saturday, September 1, at 7 p.m. at The Forum, Hal Rogers Center as part of HCTC's Greater Hazard Area Performing Arts Series, which is enjoying its 40th season. Also featured will be The Mike Snider String Band. Opening the show will be the Dean Osborne Band and special guests Col. Andy Hunt and the Hyden Colonels. Hunt is a graduate of HCTC's Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music.
Updated: 8:27 PM A Kentucky mother is arrested after her 10-week-old baby is found dead.
Posted: 10:14 PM An eastern Kentucky restaurant remains closed due to a roach infestation.
Posted: 5:27 PM A Laurel County man accused of beating his roommate to death will be back in court next month.
Posted: 5:22 AM We could soon learn more about the murder case against a man accused of beating his roommate to death.
Updated: 9:47 AM Investigators from the health department found what they called a heavy infestation of the bugs during an inspection following an anonymous complaint.
Updated: 7:00 PM Laurel County Sheriff's deputies say Seth Harville and Mariah Beach stole a laptop that contained a tracking chip from a home on D. Anders Road.
Posted: 5:13 PM Police have released the name of a missing teenager they say led them on a chase Wednesday night.
Updated: 9:23 PM The potentially deadly condition, West Nile Virus, has made several people sick in this state, one of which is a Laurel County man who was just recently released from the UK Medical Center.
Updated: 7:46 PM Kentucky has its second confirmed case of West Nile, a man from Laurel County.
Updated: 6:34 AM The Corbin News Journal reports a judge sentenced Christopher Caudill to 10 years for killing Willie Smith.
Updated: 4:43 PM Three people arrested in Laurel County face drug and child endangerment charges after a traffic stop.
Updated: 6:08 PM A Laurel County father is behind bars, after deputies say they found his son playing alone along a busy street.
Updated: 5:00 PM A former southern Kentucky police officer could face jail time for stealing from the department where he worked.
Updated: 7:28 PM Sheriff's Deputies say they got a 911 call yesterday evening about a small child unattended out on the blacktop of Lily Road. When they showed up, they say the child hadn't gotten far.
Posted: 9:29 AM The Laurel County Sheriff's Office arrested a 29-year-old man Monday night after a 4-year-old boy was found alone, in the road.
Updated: 5:39 AM The state says a total of eight Kentucky parks have worked with the weather service to prepare for severe weather.
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