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(WKYT) — UPDATE: The Golden Alert for a 19-year-old Laurel County woman has been found safe. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office reports that Jasmine Roark was found safe at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.   ORIGINAL STORY: The Laurel […]

 (WKYT) – UPDATE: A man was arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a home off of Philpot Road in Laurel County. Jonathon Vaughn, 34, was charged with third-degree attempted burglary and first-degree criminal mischief. According to […]

 (WKYT) – A 15-year-old is missing in Laurel County and is considered a possible runaway, according to the sheriff’s office. Shaun Comer was last seen during the overnight hours of Tuesday on Witt Road. Comer […]

 (WKYT) – A Corbin teenager was rescued from a trail behind the spillway at Laurel River Lake after falling from a cliff and becoming stranded, with copperhead snakes emerging after dark and forcing rescue crews […]

(WKYT) – The London City Council passed a two-year moratorium on data centers within city limits on Monday. The council passed the moratorium with a 5-1 vote. It will be in effect until September 30, […]

 (WKYT) – A multi-agency rescue team executed a nighttime helicopter hoist to rescue an injured 18-year-old hiker stranded near the Laurel River Dam on Friday night, authorities said. The rescue began Friday afternoon after dispatchers […]

(WKYT) – London crews battled a large fire Sunday morning at a carport full of straw. Crews were dispatched at approximately 2:33 a.m., where they found the carport to be heavily involved with fire, threatening […]

(WKYT) – The former executive director of the Stanford Housing Authority was sentenced on federal charges Wednesday. Ashley Nicole Lear, 43, was sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of […]

(WYMT) -A London man faces five counts of first-degree rape after detectives determined he allegedly engaged in sexual relations with a 13-year-old female victim, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root. Detectives Brad Mink and […]