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Covington Catholic student in viral video releases statement

The teen shown in a viral video involving a Native American rally has released the following statement regarding the incident.   Statement of Nick Sandmann, Covington Catholic High School Junior, Regarding Incident at the Lincoln Memorial I am providing this factual account of what happened on Friday afternoon at the Lincoln Memorial to correct misinformation and outright lies being spread…

Car slides off of road, strikes house, stops in living room

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Warren County Sheriff Office responded at 1:14 a.m. Sunday to a non-injury wreck at 3112 Plum Springs Road where a vehicle struck a residence. The vehicle slid off the road at the intersection of Yearling Avenue and Plum Springs Road and into the living room of a home, according to a release from the sheriff’s…

Musician dies in Franklin collision

FRANKLIN, Ky. – Musician Billy Swayze, 32, of Franklin, Ky. died early Saturday morning after a collision on Nashville Road in Franklin. The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office was called at 1:52 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Nashville Road near Peden Mill Road in Franklin. Burt Reynolds, 34, of Glasgow, Ky. was driving south in a white 2017 Kenworth semi…

Five indicted in case involving burglary of local judge’s home

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A Warren County grand jury Wednesday indicted five people in a case involving the burglary, theft and receiving of stolen guns from Warren District Judge Sam Potter’s Nashville Road home in December. James Ray Cole, 32; Dzevad Keco, 36; and Megan Arnold, 32, were indicted on first-degree burglary and other charges. Monty Joe Cox, 41, and…

Maroon 5 to take center stage at Pepsi Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show

NEW YORK, Ny. (NFL) – Three-time Grammy Award-winning multiplatinum band MAROON 5 will take center stage at the PEPSI SUPER BOWL LIII HALFTIME SHOW on CBS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019, they confirmed today. Maroon 5 will feature a slate of guest artists including Grammy-nominated rapper TRAVIS SCOTT and Atlanta native BIG BOI bringing together…