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Stumbo says time out for industrial hemp bill
FRANKFORT — The House Speaker on Monday declared Kentucky’s industrial hemp bill dead, although proponents of the measure insist it’s not too late to revive it in the waning days of the session. ...
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Lawmakers remain at impasse on pension plan differences
FRANKFORT — Weekend discussions on fixing the financially troubled pension plans for state and local government retirees elicited starkly different reactions from the legislative leaders who attend...
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Money, funeral services given for house fire victims
GRAY — Under rainy skies on Monday, fire investigators sifted through the charred remains of a house where seven people died in a weekend fire, while offers of support ranged from free funeral serv...
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City tourism asks residents to help with branding effort
ELIZABETHTOWN — A central Kentucky city has decided to move forward with an effort to brand itself and wants residents to participate. Elizabethtown city officials, the Elizabethtown Tourism & C...
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Claims on religion bill lack evidence
FRANKFORT — Some lawmakers and liberal groups say a bill to bolster legal protections for religious freedom in Kentucky will undermine civil rights protections and other laws. Among their claims...
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Rescue team search forest for man
LEXINGTON — Rescue units have been searching the Daniel Boone National Forest for a man who went riding in an all-terrain vehicle, but has not returned. WKYT-TV in Lexington reported that the Bi...
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Recalled pills still circulating
HOPKINSVILLE — A pain medication that has been recalled by the Federal Drug Administration for undeclared ingredients continues to circulate in parts of southern Kentucky. The Kentucky New Era r...
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Associated Press The charred remains of a home lay open after a fire erupted Saturday in Gray. Knox County Coroner Mike Blevins said Saturday afternoon that the adult victims found inside the ranch-style home were a woman and her boyfriend.
House fire kills two adults, five children
GRAY — Gino Cima raced to a house as it was engulfed by flames in rural Kentucky, frantically trying to save his nephew, his nephew’s pregnant fiancee and five young children inside. But he was too...
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Man sent to federal prison for terrorism
INEZ — An Iraqi man sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to terrorism charges has been assigned to a high-security facility in Kentucky. The federal Bureau of Prisons lists 25-year-...
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Associated Press Mike Thomas, general manager of Auto Express, shares his thoughts on small business Monday near the Fort Bragg military base in Fayetteville, N.C. Like many making their livings in the commercial strip outside the gates of Fort Bragg, Thomas isn't yet sure how the $85 billion in automatic military spending cuts will hurt sales at his used car lot and rim shop. But he is confident it will.
Businesses in military towns brace for budget hit
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Like many who make their living in the commercial strip outside the gates of Fort Bragg, Mike Thomas is confident the $85 billion in automatic military spending cuts will hurt ...
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