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      • Covering Kentucky
        KY law firms file 15 lawsuits for more than 100 victims of UPS plane crash
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        FCPS cuts more than 115 district-level positions, calendar days for employees
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        In Your Community

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Megan Mannering
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        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington's 'Be the Change' scholarship awards $5,000 each to 12 seniors

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        Daily Forecast

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        Emily McKinney
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        Covering Kentucky

        AG requests KY Supreme Court uphold conviction for murder of Crystal Rogers

        Rosemary Kelley
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky Derby champ Golden Tempo to skip Preakness Stakes, eyes Belmont Stakes

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        Crime

        KY woman arrested after allegedly giving 22-month-old a 'party dot' tattoo

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        Aramark to end food and concessions services at UK, workers to lose jobs

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        Daily Forecast

        Cooling Down as Showers Linger Midweek

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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Crime

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        Leigh Searcy
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        In Your Community

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        Covering Kentucky

        Scott Co. fire achieves full large animal rescue certification for all members

        Annie Brown
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Covering Kentucky

        Defendant Josh Mullins defense agrees to trial delay in Amber Spradlin case

        Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Karolina Buczek
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        Covering Kentucky

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        Web Staff
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        News

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        Cherish Walters
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        News

        KSP investigating multiple school bomb threats across the state

        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        2 homes sustain minor damage after fire on Curtiswood Drive in Lexington

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        News

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        Cherish Walters
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        Covering Kentucky

        KSP searching for 44-year-old Williamsburg man last known to be in Pulaski Co.

        Web Staff
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        Daily Forecast

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        Covering Kentucky

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        Ajay Patel
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        Madison County

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        Caleb Barnes
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        Crime

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