Mount Vernon News

A Somerset man charged with murder in the death of a Rockcastle County woman in a two-vehicle accident will see his case go to the grand jury.

A central Kentucky woman has been charged with animal cruelty and dozens of dogs were seized from her mobile home.

Members of RAIN, Rockcastle Animals In Need, began removing dogs from a home on Hill Street in Mt.

Special investigators are looking into opening a criminal investigation against the Mount Vernon mayor, after she allegedly showed up at the jail drunk.

Mt. Vernon Mayor Clarice Kirby says she had no idea an inmate out on work release had been drinking on the job.

Conley Eugene Mize, age 75, Husband of Glenda Kirby Riddle Mize of Willailla, Ky., went home to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Rockcastle Hospital in Mt.

A Somerset man has been charged with murder following a car wreck Sunday in which a Rockcastle County woman died.

Officials in one Eastern Kentucky county are asking for your help in a burglary and theft case, involving county equipment.

A Lexington man was arrested Monday for misdemeanor theft by unlawful taking, alcohol intoxication and disorderly conduct after police say he allegedly stole a six-pack of beer from a local store and then fled to a nearby apartment.

Trains no longer stop at the L&N depot in Berea, but the brick structure built in 1917 can still draw a crowd.

Because they've been doing this so long, those who make the decisions on the annual Ashland Safety Patrol trip are ready for anything.

By Sean Bailey / Staff Writer Williamsburg Police arrested five more people Friday morning believed to be part of the "pill pipeline" between Kentucky and Florida.

With the need for economic stimulus in the country, a new term has entered the lexicon: shovel ready.

Some of Kentucky's first batch of much-anticipated federal stimulus money will be spread along a stretch of highway in Lincoln County.

The Water Street post office was the target of a spray paint-wielding vandal over the weekend, Richmond police said Wednesday.

Kentucky officials are having a barrier installed on a portion of Interstate 75 in Rockcastle County in hopes of preventing fatal collisions.

LEXINGTON, Ky. Kentucky Children's Hospital will expand its TIDBIT program to a third location: Rockcastle Hospital and Respiratory Care Center, Inc.

From the Laurel County Courthouse to the Post Office to the Kentucky State Capitol, people throughout the state had different reactions Wednesday to April 15 - aka Tax Day.

After more than 31 years of service, the Berea McDonald's building off Exit 77 of Interstate 75 was razed Wednesday.

Officers from Kentucky State Police Post 11 in London participated in the disposal of an alleged methamphetamine lab in Rockcastle County in a home where six children were also found.