(AP) PAIOLI, Ind. – A southern Indiana ski resort has temporarily closed its slopes amid unseasonably warm weather that’s melting its artificial snowpack. Paoli Peaks said Wednesday in a tweet that it was closing its slopes and tubing park beginning Thursday until cold air returns and “we have the opportunity to make additional snow.” The resort is located about 50…
(AP) SPRINGFIELD, Va. – Past and present national security leaders are urging state elections officials to consider themselves linchpins in efforts to defend U.S. elections from an attack by Russia, China or other foreign threats. Officials from 24 states recently gathered near the nation’s capital for training by a Harvard-affiliated democracy project. The key message: Developing a military mindset will…
(AP) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader John “Bam” Carney is in an intensive care unit battling what his family says was a sudden sickness. A statement from family says Carney is being treated for a severe case of pancreatitis and infection at Norton Hospital in Louisville. A relative says the lawmaker got sick while eating lunch Sunday….
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…
