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        Coroner identifies gunman in deadly Lexington church shooting
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        18 Lexington nonprofits receive grant money to combat youth violence

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        Another Republican state lawmaker enters race for 6th Congressional District

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        Winchester man charged with murder in drug overdose case pleads not guilty

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        Nearly 2,000 KY officers receive body armor through Attorney General's program

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        Survey ranks Lexington the 13th most 'boring' city in America

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