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Former VP candidate Tim Kaine to speak in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine will be in Kentucky next month to speak at the University of Louisville. Kaine, a Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia, will speak as part of the McConnell Center’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Kaine ran on the ticket with Hillary Clinton in 2016 and has been a senator since 2012. He was…

Laser strikes investigated at Charlotte airport

(WCNC) The Federal Aviation Administration confirms a green laser was pointed at a Delta Airlines flight headed to the Charlotte airport late Sunday night. The crew of Delta Air Lines Flight 2409 reported that a green laser illuminated the cockpit on final approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport at 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The Boeing 717 flight originated in Atlanta. The…

Rescuers work to save darted ducks

(WMBF) Wildlife conservationists are looking for answers after a pair of ducks were found injured at the International Club in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The nonprofit Carolina Waterfowl has now raised more than $900 toward a reward offered to anyone with information leading to the person, or people, who tortured the ducks. Meanwhile, rescuers continue to try to save them….

Kentucky health officials aim to eliminate new HIV cases

FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — Health officials plan to announce a new, collaborative effort to eliminate new HIV infections in Kentucky. A statement from the Northern Kentucky Health Department says the University of Kentucky and the state Department for Public Health are set to announce details of the initiative on Wednesday at the Northern Kentucky Health Department in Florence. Along with…

Welcome to “The Village”

(NBC) A Brooklyn apartment building is home to a diverse array of residents in NBC’s new drama “The Village.” “We’re not biologically connected, all of us, but we’re connected as a family, helping each other through the good times and the bad times,” says Frankie Fasion, who plays building super Ron Davis. A newly returned vet bonding with other vets,…

Husband charged in missing wife’s murder

(WRAL) After Diana Keel was found dead in the woods and her husband charged with her murder, authorities in North Carolina and Arizona, along with members of the Nash County community where the couple lived are raising new questions about their relationship. Rexford Lynn Keel Jr., who goes by Lynn, was arrested in Pima County, near the Mexican border, Sunday…

Oh Baby! 15 pound arrival sets hospital record

(WETM) The biggest baby on record at Elmira, New York’s Arnot Odgen Medical Center was born this week to parents who thought they would never have a child of their own. Joy Buckley, from Corning, gave birth this week to her 15-pound miracle baby girl, Harper Buckley. It wasn’t always such a happy story. Just a few years ago, Joy…