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Connecticut man to face charges over girl’s removal
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — A New Britain man accused of picking up a 14-year-old girl from her Kentucky home has waived extradition to face charges. The lawyer for David Hernandez said Monday his client ...
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No charges planned in fatal day care van crash
LOUISVILLE — No charges are planned in a deadly crash last year involving a Louisville day care van that was overloaded, a prosecutor said this week. Leland Julbert, a spokesman for the commonwe...
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Associated Press Mason County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Hull gets acquainted with a class at Straub Elementary on Monday in Maysville. Sheriff Patrick Boggs has assigned Hull and his fellow deputies to spend time at local public and private schools in response to the deadly shooting spree at a Connecticut school last month.
Armed deputies on duty in schools
MAYSVILLE — Uniformed deputies, gun holsters at their sides, walked the hallways and stopped in classrooms Monday, eliciting smiles from teachers and high-fives from youngsters as they made securit...
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Major decisions await lawmakers
FRANKFORT — From reforming the state’s tax code to shoring up the pension plan for government retirees, lawmakers will face some hefty issues after they convene a legislative session on Tuesday. ...
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Gov. Steve Beshear announces the Glover H. Cary Bridge, in background, will be painted during his visit at the RiverPark Center on Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 19, 2012 in Owensboro, Ky. The 2012 Kentucky General Assembly appropriated $8.5 million for the project. It was last painted in 1987. Indiana will pay half of the total cost, according Beshear. (AP Photo/The Messenger-Inquirer, John Dunham)
Beshear looks for common ground in tax reform
FRANKFORT — Needing cash to shore up Kentucky’s weakening pension system for government retirees, Gov. Steve Beshear is searching for common ground that could produce a package of tax reforms when ...
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City’s meager recycling resources could expand with possible grant
HOPKINSVILLE — About once a month, Erin and Ben Westerfield empty a bin of plastic, paper, cardboard and cans onto the yard of their Mooreland Drive home. Their four children sort the materials ...
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Associated Press Emergency personnel investigate the scene of a plane crash Friday in Palm Coast, Fla. Two of the three people killed in the crash were Kentucky residents.
3 victims identified after plane crashes into home
PALM COAST, Fla. — Authorities on Saturday identified the three victims killed when their small plane crashed into a house and burst into flames after trying to land at a central Florida airport. ...
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Center close to goal from donors
OWENSBORO — Officials say private fundraising for a planned Bluegrass Music Center is going well. International Bluegrass Music Museum Terry Woodward says the drive has received pledges from lar...
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Alternative fuel experiment ends, called success
BROOKSVILLE — An alternative fuel experiment in northeastern Kentucky didn’t work out as well as hoped, but officials are still calling it a success. The project between the University of Kentuc...
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4 eastern Kentucky mines being idled
HARLAN — Four eastern Kentucky coal mines are being idled, affecting 260 jobs. Alpha Natural Resources said Friday that it idled three mines in the Cumberland community of Harlan County and at o...
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