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      • Kitten rescue

        Covering Kentucky

        Casey County rescue squad frees stray cat trapped in semi-trailer

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Safe Haven Baby Box to be unveiled at Powell County Ambulance Service

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Jessamine County businesses spread messages of hope for 988 Day

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      • 9-11 Stair Climb

        Covering Kentucky

        Lexington 9/11 Stair Climb to honor victims, first responders at Kroger Field

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        Louisville Zoo to offer free admission for first responders this weekend

        WLEX Web Staff
        Clark County schools, Winchester Police collecting food donations for students

        Covering Kentucky

        Clark County schools, Winchester Police collecting food donations for students

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Search continues for US family missing after plane lost contact near the Bahamas

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        Scripps News Life

        Girl Scouts of the USA unveils new additions including a cookie for dogs

        Kelly Broderick
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        Scripps News Life

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        Covering Kentucky

        Blue Grass Airport to conduct large-scale emergency response exercise Wednesday

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        Entertainment News

        Prince George arrives at Eton, the elite school that taught his father

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        Lindsay Clancy's attorney hopes Trump will consider pardon after mistrial

        Taylor O'Bier
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        Students deliver hundreds of cards to 101-year-old injured veteran

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        Alcohol

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        Scripps News Life

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        National News

        Hawaii's western islands hit by fierce winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Lowell

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        National Politics

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        National Politics

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        BBN Tonight

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        Entertainment News

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        World News

        Armed with saws, art thieves raid Renoir museum on French Riviera

        AP via Scripps News Group
        Hockey's Tariff Trouble

        World News

        Canada begins collecting new tariffs on US goods as trade war escalates

        Justin Boggs
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        National News

        Job hopping no longer carries the stigma it once did, career experts say

        Heather Olinger
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        London toddler beats critical condition after near-drowning

        Carlee Hogsten
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        Daily Forecast

        Warming Up Again, Heat Peaks Midweek

        Tom Ackerman
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        National News

        Hawaii residents told to expect tropical storm conditions from Hurricane Lowell

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Covering Kentucky

        Voices of Hope's 'Hope Out Loud' event aims to raise awareness and foster unity

        WLEX Web Staff
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        WATCH: 'BBN Tonight' Full Episode on Kentucky's Home Opening Win

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        Bluegrass Central Labor Council picnic celebrates workers and the labor movement

        Ana Medina
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        Covering Kentucky

        Eastern Kentucky University works to build AI literacy for every student

        Drew Amman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Teen remains hospitalized one week after Morehead crash

        Alex Barber
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        Covering Kentucky

        Man accused of trying to meet 14-year-old girls arrested in Somerset

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Covering Kentucky

        7Brew's free 'Brew Doh' giveaway causes hours-long lines around Kentucky

        Molly Demrow
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        Daily Forecast

        Back To Work And Back To The Heat

        Bill Meck
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        Covering Kentucky

        Family mourns Lexington woman killed after FedEx truck attack

        Leigh Searcy
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        Covering Kentucky

        Kentucky AG talks about Meta safety reforms

        Karolina Buczek
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        World News

        Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people

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        Covering Kentucky

        81-year-old pedestrian killed in Sunday night collision in Harlan County

        WLEX Web Staff
      • Prime Line Distributors, Inc. Pork Jowl

        Scripps News Life

        Recall issued for 1,500 pounds of pork products due to possible listeria

        Kelly Broderick
        Bourbon Barrel Beef

        Covering Kentucky

        KY farmer discusses challenges after Trump announces plan to import beef

        Michael Berk
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        Entertainment News

        King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and his wife after their UK return

        AP via Scripps News Group
      • Missing Peafowl

        Covering Kentucky

        Peafowl found wandering Lexington neighborhood taken to Animal Care & Control

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Entertainment News

        Rob Reiner wins posthumous Emmy for role in ‘The Bear’

        Charlotte Reck, CNN
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        Covering Kentucky

        Boyle County issues burn ban amid elevated wildfire risk

        WLEX Web Staff
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        Sports

        NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell agrees on a 4-year contract extension

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        National Politics

        Trump shares map that renames New Mexico as ‘New America’

        Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN
        London Gas Pump damaged

        Covering Kentucky

        London police seek help identifying man accused of damaging fuel pump at GoTime

        WLEX Web Staff
      • Jessamine County Calf Rescue

        Covering Kentucky

        Calf rescued from Dix River after kayakers spot animal in distress

        WLEX Web Staff
        Donna Pickelheimer

        Need a medical alert system? Beware long-term contracts

        John Matarese
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        Scripps News Life

        As summer comes to a close, theme parks shift to a spookier season

        Kelly Broderick
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        Tom Ackerman
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        Covering Kentucky

        Heather Shelton's breast cancer story is a warning to all women.

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        Daily Forecast

        Cooler Labor Day ahead before heat and rain chances return

        Abby Summers
      • Wrigley Field Volleyball

        BBN Tonight

        Fly the W: Kentucky volleyball wins in Wrigley, 3-1 vs. Penn State

        Maggie Davis
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        Covering Kentucky

        100 heat-related medical calls reported at Kentucky's season opener

        WLEX Web Staff
        Kentucky Governors Race

        Covering Kentucky

        Gov. Beshear condemns rhetoric after armed man rushes Ohio candidate at fair

        WLEX Web Staff
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        National News

        5 dead after Amazon cargo aircraft overruns runway in Miami

        Kadia Tubman
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        Iran War

        Iran claims a strike on a US ship in the Strait of Hormuz but the US denies it

        AP via Scripps News Group
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        Alex Leeds Matthews
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