PASADENA, Calif. – Dwayne Johnson will revisit his younger years in a new NBC comedy series called “The Rock,” which is the retired pro wrestler’s nickname. NBC said Saturday that it’s ordered 11 episodes of the show inspired by Johnson, who will appear and also serve as an executive producer. He was born in Northern California and spent his childhood…
BALTIMORE – Derrick Henry gained 195 yards rushing and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass in the Tennessee Titans’ 28-12 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The win for the Titans came one week after dominating defending Super Bowl champion New England. Baltimore had won its last 12 games with quarterback Lamar Jackson setting records and looking unstoppable. It instead was Henry…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Jordan Nwora led three Louisville players in double figures with 20 points as the No. 13 Cardinals withstood a furious Notre Dame comeback in the second half for a 67-64 victory Saturday. Reserve guard Ryan McMahon scored 17 points and Dwayne Sutton had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Cardinals. John Mooney had his 10th…
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky State Police are seeking the public’s help in finding an inmate who escaped while on work release. A police news release says they received a call Friday night from the Christian County Detention Center saying that 38-year-old Wayne Eldridge Weeks escaped from his work release assignment release at the Senior Citizens Center in Hopkinsville. The 6-foot-tall,…
CONWAY, Ky. – A Kentucky woman is charged with murder in what authorities think was a fatal mauling of a man by a pit bull. Kentucky State Police said Friday they charged 38-year-old Melissa D. Wolke of Mount Vernon in the death of 55-year-old Donald W. Abner of Richmond. Rockcastle County Coroner Marvin Owens says he went to a Conway…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Immanuel Quickley scored the game’s final five points and finished with 19, Ashton Hagans had 15 with big 3 late and No. 14 Kentucky topped Alabama 76-67 for its 1,000th Southeastern Conference victory. The Wildcats led by 15 early in the second half on Saturday before a cold stretch allowed the Crimson Tide to climb within 63-60…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky health officials have announced the state’s first probable vaping-related death. Kentucky Public Health Commissioner Angela Dearinger said the man who died was in his late 20s. The Centers for Disease Control website said as of Tuesday, 57 vaping-related deaths had been confirmed in 27 states and the District of Columbia. The state Department for Public Health…
CONWAY, Ky. – Authorities in Kentucky say a pit bull is thought to have fatally mauled a man. Rockcastle County Coroner Marvin Owens told news outlets he was called to a home in Conway on Friday for a reported fatal dog attack. Kentucky State Police say they encountered a very aggressive dog near the victim when they arrived. Trooper Scottie…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s administration has issued a request for proposals for Medicaid managed care contracts. The move comes after Beshear canceled contracts awarded by former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin’s administration near the end of Bevin’s term last year. Contracts with Aetna via Coventry Cares, Anthem Inc., Humana Inc. via CareSource, Passport Health Plan and…
LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say two people under the influence of drugs left an infant lying on the road in frigid temperatures. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says 21-year-old Destiny McQueen and 49-year-old Michael Augst were arrested Thursday and charged with endangering the welfare of a minor. Deputies say they found McQueen running in the road,…
