OPINION: COVID Impacts Mother and Child / Millions of Mothers Drop Out of Workforce to Provide at Home Learning, Lowest Female Workforce in 32 Years

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As of October, more than two million women in the U.S. left the workforce, the majority having left to tend to their children’s online education. According to BLS data: fifty-six percent more women than men dropped out of the labor force between February and October. Another census study shows women ages 25-44 are nearly three times more likely than men to not be working due to COVID-19 childcare issues.

15 Year-Old Seriously Injured in Kentucky after Pistol Discharges when a Corbin Man Allegedly Struck the Juvenile in the Head with It

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective James Sizemore arrested William R. Mays age 31 of Corbin on Friday morning December 4, 2020 at approximately 9:23 AM.

Three arrested in Laurel County, Kentucky after being found in possession of suspected Methamphetamine

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Detective James Sizemore arrested three individuals on Thursday afternoon December 3, 2020 at approximately 3:49 PM. The arrests occurred on Slate Lick Road approximately 1 mile north of London following a traffic stop conducted on a vehicle there.

Man Arrested in Maryland after Attempting to Arrange a Sexual Encounter with MSP Trooper Posing as a Child

(LAUREL, MD) – Maryland State Police arrested a man Thursday on charges he solicited sex from an undercover trooper who was posing as a child over the Internet in Prince George’s County.

Female Allegedly Strangled by a London, Kentucky Man Armed with a Knife

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LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Daniel Reed along with K-9/shift Sgt. Gary Mehler, Deputy Travis Napier, and Deputy Dustin Saylor arrested Dylan S. Grubb age 28 of London on Thursday night December 3, 2020 at approximately 7:03 PM.

Kentucky State Police Post 7 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement

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RICHMOND, KY – The Kentucky State Police, Richmond Post, which provides coverage for Madison, Clark, Estill, Lee, Owsley, Jackson, Mercer, Boyle, Lincoln, Garrard and Jessamine counties, will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints at locations approved by the Kentucky State Police Policy and Procedures Manual.

 

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