Somerset News

If you're planning on attending this weekend's SomerBlast event at SomerSport Park, take note: The Somerset Police Department is making some changes to traffic flow patterns and parking lot accommodations this year.

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.

Six people were arrested last week after law enforcement officers investigated reports of a possible methamphetamine laboratory in eastern Pulaski County.

One individual was flown to the University of Kentucky and another transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital after a two-vehicle accident occurred yesterday afternoon in northern Pulaski County.

Two police officers escaped serious injury after a booby trapped shotgun went off during the search of a drug suspect's home in Wayne County, missing the officers by inches.

What's a Fourth of July celebration without a little pickin' and grinnin'? The Somerset Parks and Recreation Department decided that the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce's annual SomerBlast event just wouldn't be complete without live music - so director Joe Ford and his staff set out to find a variety of bands to perform at SomerSport ...

The Monday, June 22, benefit for former Peking Restaurant server Arcelli "Sally" Nonato Fraley, who was stricken by a stroke on May 20, will include not only delicious Chinese food donated by Peking Restaurant and both live and silent auctions - it will also feature live music.

Heading into the final weeks before the 2009 edition of the Master Musicians Festival, organizers weren't sure if there would even be a festival this year, due to the cruel effects of a weak economy on fundraising efforts.

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

A Somerset man was in fair condition at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington yesterday evening after he was involved in a two-vehicle collision on North Ky.

A woman and under arrest and police searching for her husband after officers discovered thousands of dollars worth of pills in their home.

A judge has dismissed sex abuse charges against a former deputy sheriff in south-central Kentucky.

Amber Nicole Fitzgerald and Robin Newsome of Somerset, Ky., are pleased to announce their upcoming wedding on June 15, 2009.

Earlier this year, local government entities challenged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, claiming that the region was done harm econ-omically in the effort to shore up the ailing Wolf Creek Dam.

Local officials set out to impress the thousands of visitors who descended upon Somerset yesterday for the 15th annual Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour.

A difference of opinions over whose traffic light was green led to an injury collision on South U.S. 27 yesterday around noon.

Investigators say a meth lab may be to blame for a fire that gutted part of a motel in Pulaski County late Sunday night.

A methamphetamine lab in a Somerset hotel caught fire Sunday night. No injuries have been reported.

Oakwood No. 1, Somerset, KY, passes Federal certification Governor Steve Beshear announced Friday, June 5, 2009, that Oakwood Unit No.

They stole baby Jesus from the manger last December, and now two Pulaski County men are learning that thou shalt not steal.