The London Police Department says they are investigating the discovery of a body. A citizen reported the discovery of the body in a wooded area near Spring Street. Investigators say the body is that of 40 year old Samantha L. Lewis of London who was missing since April 1st. An autopsy was performed at the State Me...

The London Police Department says detectives were contacted by the Laurel County Department of Child Based Services who received a neglect referral regarding a 27-month-old child. During the investigation officers arrested 30 year old Sarah A. Sizemore of London. Investigators say the child was obviously suffering...

The London Police Department says a woman is behind bars after allegedly assaulting a London BP employee and leaving stolen money behind. Officers say 34 year old Cynthia Swafford of London is charged with robbery. An employee at the BP on West 192 told police he was in his office when he heard the bell chime...

A federal jury has convicted a Laurel County doctor of health care fraud. The jury in federal court in London returned a guilty verdict against Dr. Anis Chalhoub after a 12-day trial. The Department of Justice said in a news release that Chalhoub implanted medically unnecessary pacemakers in his patients and billed it ...

The Whitley County Sheriff's Office says deputies noticed a vehicle driven by a man they knew had an outstanding warrant in a gas station parking lot. When they approached the vehicle, the driver backed out and fled at a high rate of speed. Police chased after him and noticed a bag being thrown out the passen...

Officials with General Dynamics have confirmed that the company will be closing its facility in Corbin and merging it with a larger facility in London. According to a statement, the transition will begin in May. The release said all employees currently working at the Corbin facility will retain their positions and be t...

Lawyers for former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer entered a not guilty plea on his behalf this week in court. Farmer, who was also once a UK basketball star, was supposed to be arraigned two weeks ago on DUI charges, but the hearing was pushed back. Farmer was arrested in March after police i...

Whitley County Sheriff Colan Harrell says they received a call from a man reporting he caught a man in one of his vehicles. The caller said he pursued the man and that the man broke into Watson Chapel Church by breaking a window. Deputies along with a Williamsburg K9 Officer went there. In addition to the broken window...

The Whitley County Sheriff's Office says deputies discovered social media was being used to advertise the sale of marijuana. Officers traced posts to a home at Crisp Court. Police went there to investigate and found juveniles, drug paraphernalia and marijuana. During the search deputies found a large safe which no...

Officials in Laurel County are still investigating the cause of a fire earlier this week. Firefighters responded to an early morning fire in Lily. Crews received a call just after midnight to the 3500 block of Echo Valley Road about the fire. Crews with Lily Fire & Rescue and West Knox Fire Rescue arrived ...

Laurel County Sheriff John Root says a London man was arrested after running from police and being found with drugs. Deputies attempted to pull over a motorcycle on the Hal Rogers Parkway but the rider sped up leading them on a chase. The rider sped through traffic lights and traffic until he finally lost con...

Police in Pulaski County say pre-existing conditions may have played a role in the death of a Burnside woman found unresponsive in a pickup following a wreck. Officers say they responded to a wreck on East Antioch Avenue in Burnside. When they arrived they found the driver, 55-year-old Toni L. Sharma, unresponsive...

The Knox County Sheriff's Office says a woman was arrested after stabbing another woman during a fight. A deputy responded to a call about a fight at a home on KY 233 in Dewitt. While on his way, the deputy heard a woman had been stabbed and was on her way to the Barbourville ARH emergency room. The investigation revea...

A Knox County deputy arrested a woman in Corbin after he saw her looking into someone else's vehicle. The deputy was patrolling on Hamblin Avenue when he noticed the woman looking inside a vehicle outside a home. When the deputy went to investigate the woman, 29 year old Sylvia Garland, said sh...

A jury has found a Laurel County man guilty of murder and other charges. Jurors recommended Joseph Nestor serve a life sentence with the possibility of parole. Investigators say Nestor killed his estranged girlfriend, 25 year old Amber Decker, in September of 2015. They found her body inside a tote near Nesto...