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Man arrested after hit-and-run accident
A Somerset man was arrested Saturday night after he fled the scene of an injury accident that took place approximately five miles west of Somerset on West Ky.
Three Nancy residents face burglary charges
Three Nancy residents were arrested on Monday in connection with a burglary and theft from Mandy's Supermarket.
Pulaski yard a lab for Chestnut tree experiment
A front yard in southern Pulaski County has become another laboratory in an effort to re-establish American chestnut trees in eastern forests.
Adair County workforce passes 9,000 for first time
Adair County workforce passes 9,000 for first time ColumbiaMagazine.com June workforce chart, unemployment chart, included in this story Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story & charts Data from Kim Saylor ...
Burnside man pleads guilty to abuse
A Burnside man accused of abusing two young children in his home pleaded guilty to criminal abuse charges Monday in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
Ky. 39 accident victim still critical
An elderly Somerset woman was still listed in critical condition yesterday, a day after being struck by a car.
Inmate escapes from detail in Pulaski Co.
Police are searching for a state prisoner who walked away from a work release detail at the Pulaski County Animal Shelter on Wednesday.
Somerset man arrested on theft charges
A Somerset man was arrested on theft-related charges Monday after he was caught stealing money from a video game machine on video surveillance.
Man who killed 2 sentenced on child porn charges
A man who spent almost 40 years in prison for murdering two young children and was convicted in April of molesting a 7-year-old boy was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for possession of child ...
Somerset man arested on traffic-related charges
A Somerset man was arrested on traffic-related charges after he fled from Pulaski County Sheriff's units Sunday evening.
Southern Kentucky Inmate Escapes
Police in southern Kentucky are searching for an inmate who escaped while on work release.
Caudill & Fitzgerald announce July wedding
Billy Caudill, Lancaster, Ky., and Sheila Washburn, Somerset, Ky., wish to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brandi Nicole Caudill, to Christopher Louis Fitzgerald, Burnside.
With SomerBlast less than a week away, the Somerset-Pulaski Chamber of Commerce, local businesses and volunteers are working tirelessly to make the second year for the Independence Day celebration an ...
Four more arrests made in theft ring
Four more arrests were made in connection with a wave of February thefts that affected homes across the county.
John Bolz is new CJ advertising director
A respected Pulaski County civic and business leader has joined the Commonwealth Journal as advertising director.
Two women are injured in wreck at Ky. 461, Coin Road
Two people were transported to Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital Friday afternoon after a three-vehicle collision occurred approximately eight miles east of Somerset at the intersection of Ky.
Neighboring communities gain tourism after 'moist' votes
The constant scuttlebutt of Russell County becoming a "wet" or "moist" county rather than remain "dry" remains on many people's minds as we start the new year.
A Johnson County woman arrested in Pulaski County last year filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this month, claiming that her arrest was made with excessive force and that deputies and jail employees ...
Smoking Ban Proposal Stalled In County Legislative Body
Somerset officials again discussed a proposed smoking ban, but took no action. The county fiscal court met Wednesday and an anti-smoking coalition presented a petition signed by 36 Pulaski County doctors, ...
West Virginia fugitive arrested as part of drug bust
A West Virginia fugitive was arrested Wednesday following being taken in on an unrelated charge.