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….
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A man is facing multiple charges after police say he broke into a Bowling Green car dealership on Friday. On Friday morning, the Bowling Green Police Department says it responded to a call about a suspicious person in the 2000 block of Russellville Road. Police say they located Dustin Cardwell, who they say was trying to…
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…
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear has ordered for flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Monday, Oct. 21 in honor of a fallen Kentucky soldier. According to a release by the governor’s office, the remains of a Kentucky soldier who died in the Korean War were only identified this spring. U.S. Army…
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…
BARREN COUNTY, Ky. – The identity of a victim in a fatal fire that occurred in Barren County last week has been released. On Friday, Oct. 18, the Barren County Sheriff’s Office says it was requested to respond to a house fire on Old Davidson Road after a dead male was found inside the residence by the fire department. Barren…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) – A Kentucky woman is fighting for reform with organ donation. Her brother had been declared brain dead, but as doctors prepared to remove his organ for donation, he reportedly woke up. Donna Rhorer, sister of Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II, says, “All I had was my gut instinct for three years that something wasn’t what we…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – One organization has received funding to provide an accessibility ramp for those who qualify and aren’t able to afford one for their home. The Center for Accessible Living has received a $200,000 grant to build temporary and permanent ramps. This grant is specifically for injuries sustained to the spinal cord. Applications will be accepted beginning on…
Source: T.J. Regional Health. GLASGOW, Ky. – Friday is National Mammography Day, and one local organization is hosting the Horses and Hope Mustang to honor those who have been impacted by breast cancer. The Mustang will be at T.J. Regional’s Health Pavilion on Friday, Oct. 18 until 2 p.m. Horses and Hope was established to increase breast cancer screening, education…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – This weekend, you can learn more about nature throughout downtown Bowling Green. During the Downtown BGKY Harvest Festival this Saturday, Oct. 19, BikeWalk BG is hosting a Tree Walk downtown. The walk is scheduled as Trees Week continues through Oct. 20. Join Warren County arborist Lindsay Jackson and BikeWalk BG for an informative stroll in town….
