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SOMERSET, Ky. — Work-release inmates from the Pulaski County Detention Center have stepped up to help the community after a deadly and devastating tornado left a path of destruction.
SOMERSET, Ky. — Following Friday's deadly and catastrophic tornado in parts of Kentucky, a curfew in parts of Pulaski County has been issued by Judge Executive Marshall Todd. Parkers Mill Road ...
SOMERSET, Ky. — Pulaski County, Kentucky, is reeling from the devastating impact of a powerful tornado that tore through its communities Friday night. Authorities are assessing the tornado's ...
Just after 3 p.m., Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said that number had grown to 18 across the state, including 17 fatalities in Laurel County and one in Pulaski County.
Around 11 p.m., the Somerset Fire Department responded to reports of destruction at Stoplight 22 and the Parker’s Mill Road area, just as the tornado began touching down in Pulaski County.
Posted: May 17, 2025 / 03:17 AM EDT Updated: May 18, 2025 / 04:03 PM EDT LONDON, Ky. (WATE) — Multiple fatalities have been confirmed in Laurel County, Kentucky following a reported tornado.
Beshear confirmed 17 died in Laurel County and one died in Pulaski County, with ages ranging from 25 to 76 years old. "Please pray for those impacted," he said in a social media post early in the day.
Emergency crews from across Central and Eastern Kentucky started arriving in Somerset Friday night, Baker said. Immediately Saturday morning, two people trapped in Pulaski County home were freed.
It’s been 23 years since former Pulaski County Sheriff Sam Catron was killed. Three people were charged, one died in prison, but the others will be up for parole in less than two years in April ...
CARLA SLAVEY, Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, Ky. Sat, March 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM UTC 4 min read ...