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Former principal Peggy Petrilli's civil lawsuit against Fayette County Schools Superintendent S

Gov. Steve Beshear unveiled the design of two bridges that will carry US 68/KY 80 across Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in Western Kentucky.

Roberta Blackwell Walter, long accused by a former student of repeated molestation, took the stand T

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Two men were charged after a Lexington woman with a baby in her arms was robbed of cash and a cell p

Cardinal Hill breaks ground on a huge addition to its existing facility.

A Mt. Sterling murder trial is on hold until 14 impartial jurors can be found.

The Homeland Security Department is reportedly looking at replacing the multicolored terror alert system created after 9/11.

A former teacher's aide, accused of sending a middle school student inappropriate text messages, could spend a year in prison after admitting to the crime.

A couple is hospitalized after a violent home invasion. They say a man came in through an open window and robbed them.

Former NBA and University of Kentucky star Antoine Walker is facing criminal charges over $822,500 in gambling debts to three Las Vegas casinos. Documents provided Tuesday by the Clark County district attorney accuse the 32-year-old Walker of three felony counts of writing bad checks. Prosecutors say he failed to make good on 10 checks totaling $1 million written to Caesars Palace, Planet ...

Police have arrested a former Bourbon County High School special education teacher on charges of having sex with an under aged student. 

Police have charged a northern Kentucky father with murder in the death of his 2-month-old daughter.

Lexington police have released a composite sketch of one of three suspects they say tied up five people in a home invasion robbery Tuesday morning while posing as police officers.

One person is dead after an officer involved shooting in Louisville.

Some scary moments for people living in a Lexington apartment building after a car struck their building. Neighbors say the driver of the vehicle had parked his car in the apartment parking lot off Village Drive.

A guilty plea from a former assistant coach who admitted to sending sexually inappropriate text messages to a student. 23-year-old Brandon Rousey was sentenced to one year in jail in exchange for his plea.

Several law enforcement agencies in the State will be getting new equipment thanks to a Federal Grant. Body armor, weapons, tasers and ammunition are just a few of the items County, City and University Police forces with be able to purchase under the $88,000 grant.

Thank you to all our EXTRA friends who came out to Fayette Mall on Wednesday July 1st to meet Mario Lopez! Mario had a great visit to Lexington and appreciates all his fans who came to see him at the mall. Here are some videos and photos of the event and Mario's visit to Lexington.

Lexington police are investigating a violent home invasion that occurred this morning on Gatehouse Place near Liberty Road. Police say several people inside the home, including children, were tied up by at least four people who burst into the home.

Garrard County boys basketball coach Lee DeForest has resigned and the search is under way for a new coach at the school.

At times it is irritating, puzzling, and occasionally humorous to watch the Democrats, their lap dogs in the media, and liberal bloggers harass Sarah Palin and her family. Palin comes from humble origins, is not a minority, nor a member of any protected group, and has minimal education credentials; so, why are these people so obsessed with Sarah? The rage and hatred they vent on the Palins has ...

HARRODSBURG - Marty Jaggers will be coaching football again this season.

Just how bad is cap-and-trade for Kentucky and America? If it becomes law, it will provide every American with a new interior decorator - Al Gore. Bet you didn't know that was included in the deal, did you?

STANFORD — In an unexpected move Monday, three defendants provided a surprise ending to a seven-year-old murder case by pleading guilty in the deaths of Bo Upton and Ryan Shangraw.

Berea firefighters carry tools into a home on JD Circle, after extinguishing a kitchen fire Monday morning. According to Lt. Stacy Quinley of the Berea Fire Department, the owner of the house apparently was cooking on the stove, left it unattended for a moment, and it caught on fire. The fire department arrived to the scene in less than five minutes after the call and were able to contain the ...

A last-minute plea agreement with prosecutors will result in a one-year prison sentence for Brandon Clay Rousey.

In an unexpected move Monday, three defendants from Richmond provided a surprise ending to a seven-year-old murder case by pleading guilty in the deaths of Bo Upton and Ryan Shangraw.

The debate among Washington lawmakers regarding reform of the health care industry, including expanding health coverage to all Americans, is leading local health care professionals to take a “wait and see” approach.

A female employee of Richmond Auto Parts Technology filed suit June 25 in Madison Circuit Court alleging that she was wrongfully fired after complaining about sexual harassment from her supervisor.

Williamsburg police charged a South Carolina couple with marijuana possession and other charges following a traffic stop along I-75 last week.

U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that the Department of Education (ED) has approved a $100,486 grant for the Whitley County Board of Education to strengthen and improve emergency response and crisis management plans.

U.S. Congressman Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) announced today that a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has approved federal funding for flood control efforts in southern and eastern Kentucky.

A local 13-year-old died Tuesday morning after falling off the back of a moving vehicle on Cecil Wyatt Road near Corbin.

A month after being warned by local authorities about selling alcohol without a liquor license, a Corbin club is preparing to open an "upscale restaurant" in an effort to qualify for a license and bolster membership.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor firmly denied racial bias Tuesday at her Senate confirmation hearing and said an oft-criticized remark about her Hispanic heritage affecting judicial decisions was a rhetorical device gone awry.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - The second of two Kentucky widows who sued the U.S. government after their husbands died in 2007 of allegedly substandard care at a southern Illinois Veterans Affairs hospital has settled her case.

A monument to honor fallen coal miners in eastern Kentucky will be unveiled next month.

A Kentucky man faces arson charges after he's accused of setting fire to several businesses.

Corbin officials are one step closer to raising some taxes. At July's Corbin City Council meeting, council passed the first reading of an ordinance to increase the alcohol tax and the hotel tax, but not everyone sees the benefits.

The Louisville Metro Council will consider a measure that could lead to renaming 34th Street south of Broadway through the Park-DuValle neighborhood in honor of the Rev. Louis Coleman, the late civil rights leader.

An upscale restaurant featuring French cuisine is planned in the St. Matthews building on Wallace Avenue long occupied by Karem's Deli.

Kentucky's Labor Cabinet is not recommending citations for four companies interviewed following April's concrete collapse at the downtown arena, but the state has yet to issue reports regarding the project's concrete subcontractor and construction manager.

Louisville Metro Police officers shot a man to death early Tuesday after he refused to drop a gun he was waving at them, Chief Robert White said.

State Republican Sen. Charlie Borders of Grayson says he is pondering retirement after 18 years in the state Senate. Borders said on Monday that he expects to publicly announce his intentions later this week.

The Ohio Legislature has passed its budget for the next two years. Among the cuts, $170 million to public universities. It means the end to the program in which the state gave universities money for each Ohio resident it had enrolled. In exchange, the universities froze in-state tuition.

BlueStar, an international distributor of point-of-sale, RFID and automatic identification devices, opened its new state-of-the-art 150,000 sq. ft. headquarters earlier this summer in Hebron, Ky.

The remains of Spec. Gregory Missman, the Clermont County soldier who was killed in Afghanistan earlier this month, are scheduled to arrive in the Tri-State on Wednesday.

Concerns about how students are diagnosed with special education needs, financing of their education, and assessment standards were among the issues addressed in a report discussed by the Interim Joint Committee on Education at its meeting Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a good thing Sonia Sotomayor speaks Sotomayoran. After week upon week in which plenty of other people on the planet interpreted Sotomayor's past comments, the Supreme Court nominee at last got a chance to deconstruct her own words Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.