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Organizations Host Hopkinsville’s First Overdose Awareness Day
Saturday is the 24th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day and Hopkinsville will host its first rally in support. Officials from Oxford House and Saving Grace are coming together to sponsor the Overdose Awareness Day event, which organizer Jackie DeMarco says is to bring light to the issue. The Overdose Awareness...
Mayfield City Council passes ad valorem tax ordinance
MAYFIELD, Ky. — The Mayfield City Council held a special meeting Wednesday where it passed a second reading of a fiscal ordinance officially solidifying an ad valorem tax. City Clerk Karen Wilson said an ad valorem tax is levied annually and will go into effect on Oct. 1 for 2024.
3 Elizabethtown schools locked down over threat to judicial official Wednesday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Elizabethtown Independent Schools locked down two campuses on Wednesday over a threat. Police said the threat was not made toward school staff or students, but rather a local judicial official. Police said they noticed a connection between the school district and the threat. Helmwood Heights...
LMPD helicopter chase leads to fiery car crash in west Louisville Wednesday afternoon
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Crews are repairing utility poles and power lines after a fiery crash in west Louisville. Louisville Metro Police said about 4 p.m. Wednesday, its helicopter was following a car as part of an investigation near Gilmore Lane and Preston Highway. Police said the car took...
Local businesses and nonprofits react to City Block Project changes
PADUCAH — The City of Paducah has parted ways with City Block Project developer Weyland Ventures, meaning the previous plans for a boutique hotel are cancelled. Local businesses and nonprofits are reacting to the news. The Paducah City Commission approved the project in 2020. It would have included a...
The journey of an NKY hoops star
Good morning. I’m high school sports reporter Brendan Connelly. When four-star basketball recruit Taylen Kinney announced he was leaving Newport to enter the Overtime Elite draft, it altered the prep hoops scene here. Kinney quickly ascended the recruiting rankings to become one of the best prospects in Northern Kentucky history, thanks in part to his dad, Chuck Kinney. ...
Wanted Warren County woman arrested on meth trafficking charge
SITKA, Ky. – A Bowling Green woman is facing multiple charges, including drug trafficking, after authorities say they located her in Johnson County. According to a uniform citation, on Aug. 26, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department responded to the area of KY 201 in Sitka located in Johnson County.
Grand jury returns six indictments
A Russell County grand jury met yesterday, returning six indictments. Those indicted included the following individuals:. Wendy Polston, age 46 of Russell Springs, charged with theft of mislaid property, tampering with physical evidence, and being a persistent felony offender. Darryl Durham, age 50 of Windsor, charged with theft by unlawful...
Safer Kentucky Act gives law enforcement more tools against violent crime
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The man LMPD says is responsible for an attempted carjacking at the Outer Loop Walmart is expected to face charges, after a chase ended in a police shooting. “This type of behavior will not be tolerated, plain and simple,” Interim LMPD Chief Paul Humphrey said.
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