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Massive fire engulfs Jim Beam facility in Woodford County

WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two barrel houses at a Jim Beam aging facility in Woodford County went up in flames late Tuesday, spurring a massive response from area emergency and fire crews that continues into this morning. Officials said the call came out about 11:30 p.m. reporting the blaze along McCracken Pike near Versailles. Authorities said one of…

Trump’s 4th plans under fire

(NBC News) President Trump is adding tanks on the ground, jets in the air and a speech at the Lincoln Memorial to this year’s “Salute to America” July 4th celebration in Washington, D.C. Critics accuse the president of doing something none of his predecessors would have done: Turning a nonpartisan celebration into a political rally. The display of military hardware…

“Close the camps” protests target detention centers

(NBC News) Hundreds gathered Tuesday at protests across the country, demanding changes along the border. The protests come one day after a delegation of Congressional Democrats visited immigrant detention centers in Texas and reported overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and allegations of troubling abuse from those being housed there. Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro posted from the tour, where he says women told…

Malnourished parrots rescued

(KFOR) A man could soon be facing animal cruelty charges after a large group of malnourished parrots was seized from his Oklahoma City home. Neighbors say about 15 parrots have been kept in their neighbor’s garage for years, until now. “My friends would be like, what’s that chirping noise? And I’d be like oh, it’s the birds across the street,”…

Police: father burned daughter as punishment

(WFLA) A Bartow, Florida father accused of burning his daughter’s hand on a stove top as punishment entered a not guilty plea in court Tuesday. Felipe Casanova Jr. plans to fight the felony aggravated child abuse charge he’s now facing. Casanova, 39, was locked up just before Memorial Day. Bartow police say he placed his 9-year-old daughter’s hand on the…

Questions surround alleged gator attack

(WFLA) A Florida father is searching for answers after his 45-year-old son was found dead inside an alligator’s mouth in Polk County last Thursday. “I had a feeling it was my son that morning when it came on TV. Strange, but I had the feeling,” said Michael Ford Sr., of Bowling Green, Florida. Ford last saw his son on Tuesday,…

Success: NASA tests Orion abort system

(WESH) NASA successfully tested a critical safety element of its Orion spacecraft Tuesday. The launch was a test of the abort system that will ensure that astronauts can safely get away from the capsule if there’s an emergency after liftoff. The crew capsule was empty for Tuesday morning’s demo at Cape Canaveral, which NASA said appeared to be successful. Barely…