PRESTONSBURG, Ky., (AP) – A pregnant mare and her yearling colt have been rescued from a strip mine site in eastern Kentucky where 20 horses were found fatally shot earlier this month. The two horses were collected by a rescue organization on Friday and taken to the Kentucky Humane Society. The Humane Society’s top executive says the colt was fine…
CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is joining Michigan as the only Midwestern states broadly allowing the sale and use of marijuana. But consumers must be aware that cannabis remains illegal in surrounding states and can’t be transported over state lines. Data from states that have permitted recreational marijuana sales and use for years suggests the new legal markets will draw…
(AP) Virginia Tech will be making its 27th straight bowl appearance when it faces Southeastern Conference foe Kentucky in the Belk Bowl on New Year’s Eve in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hokies are led by quarterback Hendon Hooker, who took over for Ryan Willis as the starter after the team started 2-2. Hooker leads the Hokies offense with 1,445…
MONSEY, N.Y. (AP) – Authorities say they have found handwritten journals containing anti-Semitic references in the home of a man charged with federal hate crimes in the stabbing of five people celebrating Hanukkah in a rabbi’s house north of New York City. Federal criminal charges were filed Monday. Grafton E. Thomas was expected to appear in federal court in White…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A partnership between Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Habitat for Humanity aims to lower families’ utility bills by giving them shares in a solar project. WKYU-FM reports the program allows ratepayers to purchase a share of a large solar field and get a credit on their utility bills for the solar energy the share generates. Solar…
Giants at Redskins 12/09/18(AP) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – A person familiar with the move tells The Associated Press that the New York Giants have fired coach Pat Shurmur . The once-proud franchise took a step back by winning four games in a season marked by a franchise record-tying nine-game losing streak. Shurmur was released one day after the Giants failed…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky city may get a village of about 25 tiny homes meant to house homeless veterans as they undergo a 12-month support program. News outlets report the founder and president of Veteran’s Club Kentucky started discussing the plan several months ago and expects the $3.5 million Louisville project to break ground in spring 2020. Jeremy Harrell…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Nick Richards had 13 points, including seven consecutive ones in overtime, and No. 19 Kentucky scored the final eight points for a 78-70 victory over No. 3 Louisville in a thrilling Bluegrass rivalry showdown. Louisville led 68-65 on Jordan Nwora’s 3-pointer with 2:20 left before Richards converted a 3-point play to make it 70-68. The junior forward…
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Another Central Kentucky farmer has pleaded guilty in a crop insurance fraud scheme that a federal prosecutor has called “pervasive and severe” in that region. The Lexington Herald Leader reports Daniel Arvin pleaded guilty on Dec. 19 to to a conspiracy charge after admitting he claimed damage to his tobacco crop and then sold thousands of pounds…
VERSAILLES, Ky. – Jim Beam has been fined $600,000 for a Kentucky warehouse fire that sent bourbon into nearby waterways and killed fish. The Courier-Journal reports the distiller agreed to the fine in a Dec. 6 order from the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. The company will also reimburse the state $112,000. The July 3 fire started when lightning struck…
