Author: WNKY Staff

Local NAACP hosts annual Freedom Fund Gala

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A local organization celebrated those who advocate for civil rights and social reform on Saturday evening. The Bowling Green-Warren County NAACP hosted its annual Freedom Fund Gala at the WKU Carroll Knicely Conference Center. Local youth, individuals, businesses, and non-profits were recognized for their contributions to the community. Award recipients include Evolving Lives in the L.E.A.D….

The SKyPAC hosts Community Day to inspire creativity

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The community celebrated the arts on Saturday. The SKyPAC hosted a free Community Day designed to inspire creativity by providing pumpkin painting, live shows, and access to art galleries. Makenzie Belcher, Marketing and Public Relations Assistant for Arts of Southern Kentucky, says events like Community Day provide the community who have not visited the performing arts…

19-year-old dead after single-vehicle crash in Warren County

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A 19-year-old woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash Friday on  Interstate 65 in Warren County. According to a release by the Kentucky State Police, troopers say they responded around 4:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 to the 41 mile marker of I-65 northbound for a fatal crash. Troopers say a preliminary investigation found a 17-year-old driving…

UPDATE: 1 dead after collision on Scottsville Road in Barren County

BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – One person has died after a crash Sunday morning in Barren County. According to a release by the Kentucky State Police, troopers responded to the 7000 block of Scottsville Road around 10:30 a.m. for a fatal collision. Troopers say they learned that a white 2000 GMC Sierra driven by Charles Vittitoe, 47, of Scottsville was traveling…

UPDATE: Victim’s name released in fatal motorcycle collision in Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Authorities say one person is dead following a collision involving a motorcycle off of Highway 185 on Saturday. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says it responded at 11:21 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 to Highway 185 at Lodge Hall Road for a vehicle versus motorcycle collision. Deputies say through investigation, they determined a motorcycle was heading south…

Local ‘Breast Cancer Warrior’ shares story, hopes to spread awareness

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, News 40 talked to a Smiths Grove woman who wants to be known as the Breast Cancer Warrior. After getting a clean bill of health following several annual mammograms, Tyra Pearson delayed her next one. That next Mammogram with TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital detected cancer. Pearson says, “I was really shocked….

El Mazatlan Inc. restaurants ordered to pay $250K in penalties for labor violations

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The U.S. Department of Labor says it has reached an agreement requiring the El Mazatlan Inc. chain of restaurants to pay $250,000 in penalties following an investigation by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. According to a release by the U.S. Department of Labor on Oct. 10, investigators learned the enterprise “violated federal child labor regulations” by…

Kentucky men charged in conspiracy to smuggle handguns to Iraq by hiding them in cars

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four Kentucky men are accused of plotting to smuggle dozens of handguns to Iraq inside the door panels of two cars after a multiagency investigation. The Louisville men were arrested this month, federal agencies announced. They said Haider Lazem, 41, Hasan Wasak, 27, and Abdullah Alsajee, 30, purchased the weapons at gun shops and gun shows…