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        UPS grounds MD-11 fleet following plane crash investigation
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        36-year-old man charged with murder in connection to shooting on Centre Parkway
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        Louisville family shares harrowing escape story following UPS plane crash
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        KSP: Human skeletal remains discovered in wooded area of Martin County

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        Berea Fire Dept. Battalion Chief arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a minor

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        Fall weather turns destructive as wind gusts split a tree in Jessamine County

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        Fayette Co. Coroner's Office identifies person killed in Bryan Station Rd. crash

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