(AP) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has defended his controversial pardon of a man convicted of raping a child. Bevin told WHAS radio on Thursday that there was no physical evidence of an assault. Former Kentucky Medical Examiner Dr. George Nichols criticized the comments as being factually inaccurate. Nichols tells the Courier Journal newspaper that Bevin doesn’t…
(AP) LONDON – Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital “as a precautionary measure.” The palace said Friday that the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II is in the King Edward VII hospital for observation and treatment of a pre-existing condition. He had been at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in eastern England. The palace…
(Credit: Pixabay)(AP) HAWESVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky couple has officially adopted a group of five sisters who they have been fostering since 2016. Eleven-year-old Aubrey and her four younger sisters were officially adopted by Whitney and James Meserve on Tuesday. Aubrey says it’s a relief to end up exactly where they wanted. The Meserves adopted another pair of siblings in…
(AP) WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – A Kentucky man who won the reality TV show “Survivor” last year will put his skills to the test again during it’s upcoming season when he returns to compete in an all-star round for $2 million. News outlets report that Nick Wilson of Whitley County was announced Wednesday as one of the cast members of the…
(AP) LOS ANGELES, Cali. – The Los Angeles district attorney has found no evidence of crimes or animal cruelty in a spike in deaths at the Santa Anita Park horse track. District Attorney Jackie Lacey issued a report Thursday that found the 49 deaths in the fiscal year ending in June occurred at a rate higher than the national average,…
(Credit: Pixabay)(AP) COVINGTON, Ky. – A Kentucky judge accused of misconduct could be temporarily removed from the bench while an inquiry proceeds. The Kentucky Enquirer reports the Judicial Conduct Commission says in formal proceeding documents that it will hold a public hearing Friday. The hearing will determine whether to remove Kenton County Family Court Judge Dawn Gentry from the bench…
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has launched an investigation into four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but have yet to recall them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents posted Thursday that it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a…
(AP) FRANKFORT, Ky. – Residents of an additional Kentucky county will be able to apply for a special driver’s license that will be needed next fall to board domestic airline flights. The Transportation Cabinet says Shelby County residents who have an existing driver’s license, permit or personal identification may go to cabinet headquarters in Frankfort to apply for a Voluntary…
(NBC News) CRESTWOOD, Ky. – A man is accused of setting fire to a Kentucky home filled with four people, including three children, and then lying in wait outside near rifles, at least one of which was loaded. News outlets report 49-year-old Richard L. Brown was arrested at about 4 a.m. Sunday on charges including first-degree arson and possessing a…
(AP) EVANSVILLE, In. – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has purchased an Evansville-based company that’s one of the Midwest’s largest tire and service companies. Goodyear announced Monday it had bought Raben Tire Company in a stock deal that includes all of Raben Tire’s businesses. Company spokeswoman Barbara Hatala says Raben will continue to operate with its own name for the…
