WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas (AP) — The man who opened fire inside a Texas church, killing two people before being shot to death, visited the church several other times this year and was given food but got angry when officials refused to give him money. That’s according to the church’s minister, Britt Farmer, who told The Christian Chronicle that the church…
CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge will hear next week whether a plea deal has been reached in the case of a 24-year-old man charged with lying about being a long-missing child. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett in Cincinnati has a Jan. 8 status conference scheduled for Brian Michael Rini. Barrett has ruled that Rini is competent to stand…
(Credit: Pixabay)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has awarded $10.5 million to a woman whose leg had to be amputated after hospital staffers years prior didn’t remove a sponge inside her during heart surgery. The Courier Journal reports the jury awarded $1 million in punitive damages, $1.4 million in medical expenses and roughly $8 million for pain and suffering…
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…
