May 24, 2013
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Police urge caution to combat scammers
Local authorities are advising caution after receiving a report of a scam in which someone is impersonating Internal Revenue Service representatives. A Paducah woman reported that she received a...
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Burkeen arraigned on murder charge
A man accused of driving impaired and killing a Marshall County teen in a Memorial Day wreck pleaded not guilty Friday to a murder charge stemming from the wreck. Cory Burkeen was arraigned in M...
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JPEC rebukes proposed electric rate increase
A local electric cooperative hopes to intervene in a wholesaler’s request to increase rates. Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation is asking the Public Service Commission for a chance to have inpu...
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Barnes
Man accused of burglary, killing cats
Police are seeking a McCracken County man suspected of burglarizing a family’s home and killing their cats. The victims, who live in the Powers Road area, called the McCracken County Sheriff’s D...
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Artist to hold photo transfer workshop
Eli Blasko will be the next participant in Paducah’s Artist-in-Residence Program. Blasko is a Pennsylvania-based artist working out of Slippery Rock, a town north of Pittsburgh. His favored medi...
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Mitchell
2 drug trafficking suspects arrested
Two McCracken County men were arrested about 3 p.m. Friday and accused of drug trafficking. Paducah police said in a press release that its Drug and Vice Enforcement Unit had been investigating ...
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Foundation to award nonprofit grants
The Community Foundation of West Kentucky Inc. is taking grant applications for area nonprofit groups. Applications for nonprofits serving community arts, children’s programs, education, social ...
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Contributed photo Rana Edem (left), Ricky Grewelle, Nikolas Anderson and Parijat Sharma, winning Lone Oak High School competitors, ponder the answer to a question in the finals of the Department of Energy's 2012 Regional Science Bowl.
Science showdown returns to Paducah
Football fans may be focused on the Super Bowl this Sunday, but dozens of area students are preparing for a different kind of bowl game coming Friday. The third Paducah Regional Science Bowl wil...
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ALLIE DOUGLASS | The Sun Snow falls rapidly as cars fight through the flurries Thursday night in Lone Oak.
Temperatures to increase by weekend
Weather patterns running the gamut this week from spring-like warm temperatures to snows are expected to move closer to yearly averages today. A fast moving storm system Tuesday brought strong w...
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Motorcycle, trailer thefts lead to arrest of Livingston County man
A Livingston County man was arrested Thursday following a multi-agency investigation into stolen motorcycles, trailers and electronics. Joseph Robinson, 38, was arrested at a residence on Duley ...
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Man faces trafficking charge
A McCracken County man was charged Thursday with selling crack cocaine after an investigation by Paducah police. Gary McDonald, 36, was arrested at 12:31 p.m. during a traffic stop at Wayne Sull...
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Correction
A story in the Dec. 22, 2012, edition of The Paducah Sun titled “Police: Gambling ring appeared to run smoothly” incorrectly stated that Robert W. Cruse, 71, was arrested by Paducah police. Cruse w...
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Arant withdraws bond motion
A Paducah man facing a 30-year-old rape charge will remain in jail until his next court date after his attorneys withdrew a bond reduction motion. Barry Arant, a former assistant city fire chief...
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Harper
3 face trafficking charges
Three McCracken County residents face drug charges resulting from separate investigations. McCracken County Sheriff’s Department detectives began an investigation in December after allegedly pur...
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Ashland commits $15 million to Calvert chem plant upgrades
Ashland Inc. plans to invest $15 million in its Calvert City chemicals plant in a move that will retain hundreds of employees and improve the facility’s operating efficiency. Gov. Steve Beshear ...
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