Author: WNKY Staff

Protesters rally against “Straight Pride” event

(KCRA) Plans for a straight pride event in Modesto are causing controversy. Organizers said it’s freedom of speech, but LGBTQ activists said it spreads hate that goes beyond sexual orientation. A group called the National Straight Pride Coalition is trying to get a permit from the city to hold an event at Graceada Park. Don Grundmann, the director of the…

Trucking company announces expansion, 57 new jobs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – TAZ Trucking, Inc. announces an expansion after recently opening its new facility off Nashville Road. The company will invest $7.3 million towards the purchase of 30 new trucks, 60 trailers and shop equipment, as well as a parking lot and road expansion. Additionally, TAZ plans to hire 57 new employees in Warren County to include 30…

Vice President Mike Pence to visit Kentucky on Thursday

MANCHESTER, Ky. (LEX 18) — Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Kentucky on Thursday. Pence will join Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary at the Eastern Kentucky University branch in Manchester. Bevin will brief Pence on the Innovative Readiness Training Program, which provides medical care and infrastructure needs to underprivileged communities….

Letter to parents: Punishment severe for threats to schools

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Like all other school districts across the state, Warren County Schools are sending home letters to parents explaining the law against anyone making threats to schools and the punishment for breaking that law. The impetus behind the letter is Senate Bill 1, the recently enacted School Safety and Resiliency Act, that requires all school principals to…

Trump offers background checks, but no gun bans

(NBC News) President Trump said Wednesday he’ll support stronger background checks for gun buyers, but does not foresee any ban on assault rifles. “There’s a great appetite, and I mean a very strong appetite, for background checks,” Mr. Trump said as he departed for Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas, where more dozens were killed and wounded in separate mass…

Protesters greet Trump in Dayton, El Paso

(NBC News) President Trump traveled to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas Wednesday to visit survivors, victims’ families, and first responders following this weekend’s deadly mass shootings. As the communities grieve, some say his trip is adding to their pain. At his first stop in Dayton, the president stayed behind closed doors, meeting privately with those most affected by the…