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Hardin County deputy killed in off-duty motorcycle crash
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A crash that killed an off-duty Hardin County sheriff’s deputy over the weekend is currently being investigated by the Kentucky State Police. A KSP trooper was on patrol and came up on a collision at the intersection of the U.S. 31W bypass and the westbound ramp to the Western Kentucky Parkway (WKP) on Sunday just after 8:05 p.m.
Cecilia Man Faces Charges After Yard Accident
A game of chicken turned deadly Thursday evening when a man was struck by a pickup truck in a Cecilia yard. Jose Wilmer Villalobos, 33, of Cecilia, is charged with reckless homicide in the incident that killed 24 year-old Abraham Hernandez Valancia. Hardin County Sheriff’s Office units responded around 7...
Can KY political parties spend on proposed constitutional amendments? Courts could decide
A court challenge on political free speech appears likely, according to a well-known Republican attorney. This fall, Kentuckians will voted on two proposed constitutional amendments.
Hardin County deputy sheriff, wife killed in motorcycle accident
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (KT) – An off-duty Hardin County deputy sheriff and his wife were both killed Sunday evening when the motorcycle they were riding collided with another vehicle. Kentucky State Police (KSP) at the Elizabethtown Post reported shortly after 8 p.m. (ET) Trooper Cole Payne was on patrol when...
Two thrown from motorcycle, killed in Hardin crash
An off-duty Hardin County deputy sheriff and his wife were killed in a crash Sunday evening on the U.S. 31W Bypass and the westbound ramp to the Western Kentucky Parkway in Elizabethtown. Kentucky State Police said Trooper Cole Payne was on patrol when he came up on a collision at...
Man Arrested In Hardin County After Hitting Victim With Truck
CECILIA (07/14/24) — A Hardin County man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a man with his vehicle. 33-year-old Jose Wilmer Villalobos (vee-yah-lobos) is charged with reckless homicide in the death of 24-year-old Abraham Hernandez-Valencia. Authorities say Villalobos drove toward Valencia as the man was under a tree at a residence off Carriewood Drive in Cecilia, but didn’t stop, pinning the victim between the tree and a truck. Valencia was pronounced dead at the scene, Villalobos was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center on a $250,000 bond.
Local boy gifted Amtryke Adaptive Tricycle through AMBUCS organization
Physical therapist Paige McGehee, formerly with the Wendell Foster Center, thought her client, six-year-old Maverick McKinney, would benefit from an Amtryke Adaptive Tricycle. So, she reached out to the AMBUCS national organization about making that happen. That’s when the Heartland AMBUCS Chapter out of Hardin County stepped in to help. “The national association actually donated this bike to ...
Police say Michigan men commit money card scam in multiple Kentucky counties
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Bowling Green Police Department is conducting a fraud investigation. Police were contacted by the Elizabethtown Police Department that multiple subjects committed a scam at Hardin County Walmart locations. The subjects are alleged to have input money into registers to purchase and load money cards....
Deputy Sheriff & Wife Die In Motorcycle Crash
Kentucky State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision involving a motorcycle in Hardin County Sunday evening. On July 14, at approximately 8:07 p.m. EDT, Trooper Cole Payne was on patrol when he came up on a collision at the intersection of the U.S. 31W bypass and the westbound ramp to the Western Kentucky Parkway.
Daily Briefing: How BlueOval SK is reshaping the Hardin County community
Good morning, Louisville! Happy Saturday! Here are some headlines that may interest you. Today we can expect a sunny day with a high of about 90. After more than two decades of waiting, Hardin County finally has its $5.8 billion mega site project, BlueOval SK Battery Park. Here's how the 1,500-acre Ford battery park is reshaping the county.
Off-Duty Hardin County Deputy, Wife Killed In Accident
ELIZABETHTOWN (07/14/24) – An off-duty Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputy and his wife were killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle accident near Elizabethtown. Kentucky State Police say a motorcycle operated by 67-year-old Billy Edwards of Elizabethtown was struck by a vehicle attempting to use an exit ramp from the 31-W Bypass onto the Western Kentucky Parkway. Edwards and a passenger, 58-year-old Kathy Edwards were thrown from the motorcycle and died from their injuries. The driver and occupant of the other vehicle were not injured. Edwards, a school resource officer for the Sheriff’s Department, was a 24-year veteran of the Elizabethtown Police Department.
BlueOval SK Battery Park spurs massive growth in Hardin County. Here's what it means.
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. — Driving down Interstate 65 south of Elizabethtown it's nearly impossible to miss the massive $5.8 billion BlueOval SK Battery Park sitting just off the interstate edge. To people outside of Hardin County, the 1,500-acre joint venture project between Ford Motor Co. and South Korea-based SK On popped up seemingly overnight,...
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