LEXINGTON, Ky. – Law enforcement officials in Kentucky are investigating after a man was fatally shot on Christmas eve. News outlets report that Lexington police were called to an apartment building on Tuesday morning after getting reports of a shooting near the University of Kentucky. According to the Fayette County coroner, 21-year-old Jonathan Meristil was shot multiple times inside the…
PADUCAH, Ky. – Police in Kentucky say a woman has been arrested after she was accused of dragging a dog behind a car. Paducah Police tells news outlets that Jennifer Morris, 60, faces charges of second-degree cruelty to animals and second-degree disorderly conduct. Police say dispatchers received 911 calls on Monday that a dog was being dragged on a leash…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky high school teacher previously suspended for bullying and harassing students has been reassigned to a non-instructional role pending a new investigation. News outlets report Jeffrey Wright was assigned to another role at Louisville Male High this month pending the investigation. Details surrounding the probe are unclear. Wright was briefly suspended without pay in September after…
flag of Philippines at luneta, rizal park waving against blue sky background.(AP) MANILLA, Philipines – A strong typhoon that barreled through the central Philippines has left at least 20 people dead and forced thousands to flee their homes, devastating Christmas celebrations in the predominantly Catholic country. Typhoon Phanfone stranded many people in sea and airports at the peak of holiday…
(Credit: Pixabay)(AP) WINCHESTER, Ky. – A Kentucky woman accused of pouring a hot drink on her 10-month-old foster child has been indicted on a criminal abuse charge. News outlets report 33-year-old Ashley Neal and her husband, 28-year-old Ronnie Neal, were indicted on first-degree criminal abuse Monday after the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office determined the foster child suffered from previous abuse….
(Credit: Pixabay)(AP) OHIO – A sports company has turned to the courts in its trademark dispute with Ohio State University over the use of the letter “O.” New York-based Overtime Sports Inc. is an online network focusing on high school basketball and football. Its logo is a capital O with sloping corners. The network sued Monday in federal court in…
(AP) HONG KONG – Clashes are continuing in Hong Kong between police and anti-government protesters, some of them donned in Santa Claus hats as the more than six-month-long demonstrations look set to move into the new year. Black-clad protesters smashed shop windows and police responded with tear gas and the arrests of a still indeterminate number of protesters. The protests…
(AP) PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump is lashing out as his Senate impeachment trial remains at an impasse, with Republican and Democratic leaders at odds over its format and whether witnesses should be called. Trump on Tuesday singled out Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is indefinitely holding up sending the articles of impeachment the House passed last week. He…
(AP) RAVEN, Va. – A company that owns a coal mine in Virginia has furloughed 600 workers until the end of the year. The reported reason behind the move is the trade war between the U.S. and China. The Bristol Herald Courier reported Monday that Coronado Coal idled its mining facility in Buchanan County on Dec. 16. A stage agency…
(AP) FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will collect natural Christmas trees starting Thursday to provide food and protection for fish in lakes throughout the state. The agency will collect the trees at 39 drop-off sites until mid-January. Donated trees must be free of all lights, tinsel, ornaments and other decorations. Limbs, wreaths or other…
