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Boone County Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of a Machinegun

COVINGTON, KY (Friday, April 18, 2025) – A Burlington, Ky., man, Juan Velazquez-Rodriguez, 48, was sentenced on Thursday to 85 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge David Bunning, for illegal possession of a machine gun. 

Darlene Wagers, age 66 (Laurel County Sheriff's Office)

Authorities Seeking Family of Woman Found on KY 1223 in Southern Laurel Co.

LONDON, KY — Laurel County Sheriff John Root is asking the public for help locating the family of a woman found on KY 1223 in Laurel County.

ARRESTS: CHEROKEE CO., GA WOMAN AND A MALE FELON TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY RADE IN CAVE JUNCTION, OREGON

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OR — On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, the Oregon State Police (OSP) received information from the Grants Pass Police Department of a custodial interference investigation which originated out of the Woodstock Police Department in Cherokee County, Georgia.

Kentucky Releases County Unemployment Data for March 2025

FRANKFORT, KY — Unemployment rates rose in 112 counties, fell in four (Bath, Bracken, Hopkins and Morgan) counties and stayed the same in four (Carroll, Cumberland, Harrison and Montgomery) counties between March 2024 and March 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. 

BUSTED: SOMERSET MAN, WOMAN ARRESTED FOR DRUGS IN NOSTALGIC SOUTHERN KY TOWN

SOMERSET, KY —  Pulaski County Sheriff Bobby Jones reports the arrest of a Somerset man and woman after an anonymous tip on drug activity resulted in the discovery of methamphetamine.

Albany, KY Duo Arrested after Search of Vehicle Stopped for Speeding on U.S. 27 in Pulaski, County

SOMERSET, KY — Sheriff Bobby Jones reports the arrest of an Albany man and woman after a traffic stop uncovered the possession of a firearm by convicted felons.

 

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