FRANKFORT, Ky. – The volatile illegal immigration issue has reached into the Kentucky legislature. A Republican-backed bill is aimed at preventing sanctuary policies. It also would require most public employees to use their “best efforts” to help enforce federal immigration laws. Senate President Robert Stivers touted the measure Thursday as a public-safety tool to combat Kentucky’s drug woes, including a…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – A man who killed a U.S. Marine in Kentucky has been sentenced to life without parole. A judge followed a jury’s recommendation Thursday and sentenced 36-year-old Dawan Mulazim to life without parole for the fatal shooting of Jonathan Price. He was convicted in October of intentional murder, first-degree robbery and second-degree assault in the shooting of Price….
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say jailhouse video no longer exists of the area around Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell on a day he survived an apparent suicide attempt. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan told a judge Thursday that jail officials preserved video of the wrong jail cell and that a backup system also failed to capture footage…
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Buck Henry, the celebrity screenwriter and character actor who co-wrote and appeared in “The Graduate,” has died in Los Angeles. He was 89. Irene Ramp tells The Washington Post that her husband’s death on Wednesday was due to a heart attack. Beloved as a talk-show and party guest and a frequent early host on “Saturday…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida law enforcement officials expect human trafficking to increase during next month’s Super Bowl. They’re asking hotel workers, ride-hailing service drivers and security personnel to be alert and notify them of any suspicious activity. Authorities said at a news conference Thursday that the people most often enslaved for sex work are young girls. They note…
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Increasingly intense wildfires that have scorched forests from California to Australia are stoking worry about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure in affected cities and towns. In the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California, where a fire in 2018 killed 85 people and destroyed 14,000 homes, researchers are tracking respiratory problems suffered by survivors and…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — If you know a Kentucky educator worthy of being named teacher of the year, then now is the time to say so. The Kentucky Department of Education said on Wednesday that it would begin accepting nominations for the award. Any full-time public school teacher with at least three years of experience is eligible. The deadline for…
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — An auto parts plant is closing in Kentucky and consolidating production with a plant in Tennessee. News outlets report Michigan-based Ficosa said any of the 180 employees in Shelbyville, Kentucky, can transfer to its plant in Cookeville, Tennessee. The company will close the Shelbyville plant in July. The company will provide support and resources to help…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky public school teacher under investigation for her role in a physical fight with a student has resigned. Jefferson County Public Schools spokeswoman Renee Murphy confirmed to The Courier-Journal that Carrie Durham Adams resigned from her position at a district high school. Adams had been under investigation since October, when cellphone video emerged on social…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A bill aimed at requiring Kentuckians to present photo identification to vote has won a quick endorsement from the state’s chief election official. Secretary of State Michael Adams said Wednesday that the bill reflects his agenda of ensuring election security and enhancing public confidence in the election process. Kentucky law already requires identification to vote but does…
