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    Web Staff
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    Daily Forecast

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    Covering Kentucky

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    Ajay Patel
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    Megan Mannering
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    Caleb Barnes
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    Alex Barber
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    Covering Kentucky

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    Erin Rosas
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    1 person killed in head-on collision on KY Highway 15 in Perry County

    Cherish Walters
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    Daily Forecast

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    Tom Ackerman
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fake GoFundMe page uses local boy's cancer diagnosis to steal money

    Ellen Ice
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    Man arrested on indictment warrant for rape and sodomy charges in Laurel County

    Rosemary Kelley
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    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

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    Rosemary Kelley
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    Covering Kentucky

    Lexington student describes meeting Pope Francis 2 weeks before his death

    Michael Berk
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    Covering Kentucky

    Fallen Deputy Sheriff Caleb Conley honored with memorial highway

    Leigh Searcy
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    Covering Kentucky

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    Covering Kentucky

    Versailles school remembers the life and teachings of Pope Francis

    Caleb Barnes
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    Sports

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    Maggie Davis
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