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Beshear rejects proposed UofL hospital merger
FRANKFORT — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear rejected a proposed merger of University Hospital in Louisville and two other hospital systems on Friday, saying it wouldn’t be in the best interest of the s...
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Family anxious about inmate’s release LOUISVILLE — The family of a slain Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy is anxious over the release from prison of the man found guilty of manslaughter but men...
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Inmates pursue funds for clemency bids
LOUISVILLE — Two Kentucky death row inmates are hoping brain scans and mental tests will bolster their cases for a rare grant of executive clemency that would spare their lives. Ralph S. Baze Jr...
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States reach agreement on bridges
LOUISVILLE — Construction on two new bridges spanning the Ohio River between Kentucky and Indiana could begin in late 2012, with the spans open before the end of the decade, Kentucky and Indiana of...
Dec 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Justices to hear lawsuit over diet drug LOUISVILLE — A group of people sickened by the diet-drug fen-phen will get a chance to argue that a $42 million judgment awarded to them from their one-ti...
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Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 legislation
Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers’ U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the cou...
Dec 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miners rescued in Tennessee
NEW MARKET, Tenn. — A fire broke out inside a zinc mine in Tennessee on Wednesday, trapping three miners inside for about three hours before they were rescued, authorities said. Two other miners be...
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Lawyer says soldier shooting client was attacked
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The lawyer for the California man charged with the attempted murder of an Afghanistan war veteran said his client was under attack when gunfire rang out. Ruben Ray Jurad...
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Beshear to ‘aggressively’ push for gambling in Kentucky
FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s governor expects a proposal to be filed in a matter of days in the state legislature to legalize casino-style gambling. “We’re going to go very aggressively after a consti...
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State fire department collects subscribers’ fee
Associated Press MIDDLESBORO — A volunteer fire department in southeastern Kentucky says it will begin collecting fees from subscribers next week. Bell County Assistant Fire Chief David Mirac...
Dec 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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