CUPERTINO, Calif. – Apple and Corning have announced a major expansion of their partnership to make precision glass for Apple products in Kentucky. According to a release Wednesday by Apple, it is making a $2.5 billion commitment to produce all of the cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch products in Corning’s Harrodsburg, Kentucky, manufacturing facility. For the first time,…
Source: WBIR. FENTRESS COUNTY, Tenn. (WBIR, NBC) – If shopping is on your to-do list, here’s where you can find miles of deals. It’s the world’s longest yard sale. It runs all along Highway 127 from Michigan to Alabama – that’s a total of 700 miles. It started in 1987 and originally was just in Tennessee and Kentucky, but over…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A new website is now active to help protect Kentuckians against scams. That’s according to Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday, who announced StopScams.ky.gov, a website Team Kentucky launched to help efforts to prevent scams through raising awareness, reporting and education. “Scams are mean and cruel, and they cost Kentuckians of all ages their hard-earned savings that should…
Source: Glasgow Police Department. GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department says it is seeking information on a vehicle. Police are asking for the public’s help as they work to learn more about the truck pictured above that is hauling a trailer. Details are limited at this time. News 40 will provide further information as it becomes available.
(CNN) – Instagram has rolled out a new feature that shows a user’s current location. It’s called Instagram Map and includes an actual map of the United States, showing where users are active. It also updates your location every time you use the app. The change has prompted some users to worry that their location is automatically being shared with…
Source: Franklin Police Department. FRANKLIN, Ky. – The Franklin Police Department is working to identify two men in an alleged shoplifting case. Police say on Aug. 7, the two men pictured above were seen shoplifting from an area Walmart. Further information has not been released at this time. If anyone has any information, message the Franklin Police Department Facebook page…
Source: Tompkinsville Police Department. TOMPKINSVILLE, Ky. – The Tompkinsville Police Department is expressing concern about what it says is a new drug for the local area. Tompkinsville police say a search at a home was conducted on Wednesday regarding the reported presence of dimethyltryptamine, or DMT. This resulted in the discovery of seven glass jars of suspected DMT, as well…
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. – The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the apprehension of a wanted man. Grayson County sheriff Norm Chaffins says the office assisted the U.S. Marshal’s Office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other task force agencies in the arrest of a man wanted on charges in Louisiana on Wednesday. Chaffins says Juan Chavez-Trevizo, 45, of Mexico, was…
Source: Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society. BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – If you’ve been thinking of adopting a pet, now is the ideal time. The Bowling Green-Warren County Humane Society has reached a code red. The shelter says it has hundreds of pets waiting to find their forever home. And the best part? Adoptions have been lowered to only $25. The…
Source: Kentucky State Police. JACKSON, Ky. – The search for a missing Breathitt County child has entered its third day. On Friday, Aug. 8, the Kentucky State Police confirmed its ongoing investigation into the disappearance of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer, according to Kentucky State Police Post 13 public affairs officer Matt Gayheart. So far, authorities say they have searched on foot,…
