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NRP sticks by higher profit guidance

Oct 15, 2008 3:04 pm

Coal, oil and gas property owner Natural Resource Partners says it's sticking by higher profit guidance for 2008. President Nick Carter says in a statement released Wednesday that the company still...

Buyer says hotel deal signed in Paducah

Oct 15, 2008 2:46 pm

The head of a group buying the Executive Inn in Paducah says the deal has been signed. The Paducah Sun quoted Bill Parsons saying the contract was inked on Tuesday, transferring ownership from Bhup...

Plea hearing set for alleged kidnapper

Oct 15, 2008 1:16 pm

A Kentucky man accused of abducting and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl from Wheeling is scheduled for a federal plea hearing. Twenty-nine-year-old Joshua Ridings of Owensboro, Ky., was sch...

Service honors Regina W. Nickles

Oct 15, 2008 10:46 am

Officers from around Kentucky saluted during a memorial service honoring slain Harrodsburg Police Department Officer Regina Nickles held on the courthouse lawn in Harrodsburg Tuesday.

Dozens get gas in Wis. for 35 cents after mistake

Oct 15, 2008 10:31 am

Sure, gas prices have come down lately. But to 34.9 cents a gallon? That's what Kelly Joosten and dozens of other motorists paid at a Citgo station Monday. The sign advertised $3.43 for a gallon of pr...

Report ranks Kentucky on poverty measures

Oct 15, 2008 7:01 am

The Working Poor Families Project, a group that advocates policies to benefit low-income working families, released a national study Tuesday that examines the economic health of such groups in all...

Illusionist accurately predicts headlines

Oct 15, 2008 7:01 am

HAZARD . The audience gasped when illusionist Mike Super revealed that he had accurately predicted two major headlines on the front page of Tuesday's Lexington Herald-Leader: "Wall Street ral...

UK to offer music therapy study planned

Oct 15, 2008 6:01 am

The University of Kentucky's new Chandler Medical Center will offer state-of-the-art medical treatments . including musical therapy to foster healing. The UK Board of Trustees on Tuesday accep...

Pa. landowners sue over gas leases

Oct 15, 2008 5:51 am

HARRISBURG, Pa. . Scores of people who own land above a potentially lucrative natural gas reservoir are seeking to void the drilling leases they signed and accused a Lexington, Ky., land agent of ...

Meltdown 101: The Dow Jones industrial average

Oct 15, 2008 5:51 am

NEW YORK . Amid weeks of stock market turmoil, many worried investors have been tracking the daily trajectory of the Dow Jones industrial average as never before. But few understand how the in...

Local News from The Hamilton Journal News via Yahoo! News

Returned storage container full of new merchandise

Oct 15, 2008 7:40 pm

A Monroe business has given two long storage containers full of clothing and other items to victims of Hurricane Ike in Texas.

Dad's restaurant reopens this weekend

Oct 15, 2008 6:55 pm

Dad's Family Restaurant, which has been closed for three days for "cleaning," is expected to reopen Friday or Saturday, says owner Ken Duh.

Will you be pinching pennies this holiday season?

Oct 15, 2008 4:40 pm

A bad economy usually means a cut in consumer spending. With the holiday season fast approaching, we want to talk to residents who are considering what they will do to stay in the gift-giving mood.

How are your stocks faring?

Oct 15, 2008 4:10 pm

The stock market has been a roller coaster ride over the last few weeks, and we want to hear about how yours are faring.

Lebanon scrambles to keep railroad from leaving city

Oct 15, 2008 3:55 pm

The locomotive is still chugging in Lebanon, but for how long?

Are you an independent voter?

Oct 15, 2008 12:55 pm

Are you an independent who has not made up your mind on who you will vote for in the presidential election? The JournalNews would like to talk to you and get your opinion on the three presidential deb...

Local News for Western Kentucky from bgdailynews.com

POLICE NEWS: Woman facing wanton endangerment charge

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

Arrest — Elizabeth S. Hunt, 48, 107 Rogers Drive, Auburn, was charged with second-degree wanton endangerment at 12:27 p.m. in the 1700 block of Cave Mill Road, according to a city police rep...

Walker, Buchanon join with banks to reassure citizens on economy

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

As national leaders work to bailout giant banks, local leaders and bank officials gathered today to reassure residents that banks operating in Bowling Green are financially sound. “I was in...

Tourism leaders advise on industry

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

Americans keep traveling but communities need to be more savvy to draw those visitors in during tight economic times. Opportunities exist to accommodate multi-generational traveling groups for commun...

N.E.W. plans expansion

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

A Virginia-based company plans to expand its Bowling Green operations, creating job opportunities and adding to the list of local businesses that have grown in the past month. N.E.W., a work-from-hom...

Passport to Play

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

In less than an hour, students at William H. Natcher Elementary School walked around the world and played games in four countries. The school was chosen as one of the 51 locations in the country to ...

Nonprofit board OK with TIF plan

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

The nonprofit corporate board overseeing downtown redevelopment signed off Tuesday on expanding that 106-acre district to 383 acres, mirroring acts taken by the city and county. Attorney Kevin Brooks...

BG filled with secondhand smoke

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

A study of air quality at a few Bowling Green restaurants, bars and entertainment venues shows that patrons are exposed to unhealthy amounts of secondhand smoke. The findings of the Bowling Green Ind...

Widespread agreement marks answers by candidates aiming for seven city commission seats

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

The seven candidates for four Bowling Green city commission seats offered similar answers on most points Tuesday night when quizzed on their policies at a televised forum sponsored by Insight Communic...

Rental owners defend position

Oct 15, 2008 4:47 pm

Mayor Elaine Walker’s push for local adoption of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act ran into stiff resistance from Bowling Green landlords last night, but the gathering at Bread...

Local News for Glasgow, KY from Glasgow Daily Times

How low will it go?

Oct 15, 2008 11:16 am

People everywhere are happy to see gas drop below the $3 mark.

Mayoral feud gets board?s attention

Oct 15, 2008 11:15 am

A lawsuit filed against Horse Cave's mayor by his predecessor was discussed briefly by the city council in open session Monday night, before the council went into closed session to discuss the issue.

Looking back

Oct 15, 2008 11:13 am

Mammoth Cave National Park will sponsor a genealogy seminar and cemetery workshop Friday and Saturday.

?Dracula? opens Thursday

Oct 15, 2008 11:09 am

Richard Sanders has been a science fiction fan since he was a young boy.

Park?s ?Spookout? event begins Friday

Oct 15, 2008 11:07 am

The Barren River Lake State Resort Park will hold its Spookout Weekend Friday through Sunday.

IN MINUTES: Caverna Board of Education

Oct 15, 2008 11:06 am

School board members approved: minutes of their Sept. 11 meeting, the treasurer?s report, monthly fund reports, bus inspections, lunchroom accounts, field trip requests, fundraiser requests.

T?ville meeting rescheduled

Oct 15, 2008 11:05 am

Tompkinsville commissioners were scheduled to meet in special session Tuesday to discuss a billing situation with a representative of Constellation Energy.

Work being done on I-65

Oct 15, 2008 11:04 am

Motorists traveling on both directions of Interstate 65 between Cave City and Park City (mile marker 46.8-52.0) may experience delays this week while Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews finish pavin...

We want your spooky pictures!

Oct 15, 2008 10:14 am

The Glasgow Daily Times is looking to publish photos taken by subscribers with a halloween or fall theme.

Pytko trial set to begin

Oct 15, 2008 9:38 am

The trial for Barren County?s ?No. 1 fugitive? is to begin Wednesday morning.

News from Kentucky.com

Gov't offices close, shelters open in Caribbean

Oct 15, 2008 7:53 pm

Schools and businesses closed and shelters opened Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar, which could rev up to a Category 2 storm before coming ashore overnight. U.S. V...

Gov't offices close, shelters open in Caribbean

Oct 15, 2008 7:53 pm

Schools and businesses closed and shelters opened Wednesday on several Caribbean islands in the path of Hurricane Omar, which could rev up to a Category 2 storm before coming ashore overnight. U.S. V...

Ky. black Baptist group to allow women to vote

Oct 15, 2008 5:33 pm

The state's largest association of historically black Baptist churches will for the first time allow women to vote on denominational matters. The association, which approved the revision last month i...

Chilean general sentenced in human rights case

Oct 15, 2008 5:13 pm

A retired Chilean army general has been sentenced to six years in prison for the killing of five dissidents during the former military dictatorship. The Supreme Court says the final sentence of Gen. ...

Mo. gov. agrees to give e-mail records to media

Oct 15, 2008 4:43 pm

Gov. Matt Blunt has agreed to provide old e-mails at no cost to several media outlets that sued his administration. Under a settlement announced Wednesday, Blunt's administration is to provide free c...

US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction

Oct 15, 2008 4:38 pm

Iraq would have the right to prosecute American troops and Pentagon contractors accused of major, premeditated crimes committed outside U.S. bases and when they were not on duty, under a draft securit...

14 accused of sending illegal profits to Mideast

Oct 15, 2008 4:38 pm

Fourteen people have been indicted on charges of using convenience stores to trade in stolen goods and contraband cigarettes, sending the profits to groups in the Palestinian territories. Five stores...

Ike may have dealt blow to endangered turtles

Oct 15, 2008 2:43 pm

Hurricane Ike may have dealt a blow to the world's most endangered sea turtle. The storm erased nesting areas for Kemp's Ridley turtles by washing away dunes and beaches on battered Bolivar Peninsula...

Mega Millions jackpot now $32 million

Oct 15, 2008 10:04 am

The grand prize in the Mega Millions multistate lottery has grown to $32 million. The rollover occurred because no player matched all the winning numbers from Tuesday night's $23 million drawing. Th...

Chandler defends Galapagos trip to check on research

Oct 15, 2008 9:39 am

U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, spent four days last summer in the Gal.pagos Islands at taxpayer's expense as part of a congressional "fact finding" trip that has drawn headlines nat...

Regional News for Eastern Kentucky from PikevilleHospital.org

Gas altering summer travel plans

Jun 20, 2008 8:17 pm

PIKEVILLE - Gasoline prices have many area residents altering their summer travel plans.Driving an automobile these days is expensive, and as such, requires close management of gasoline consumption.&q...

Hatfield-McCoy Marathon: TAKE TWO - Engle wins for second straight year

Jun 20, 2008 8:07 pm

The Medical Leader / JOSHUA BALL ON THE RUN: A record 428 runners from 38 states, Canada and Great Britain participated in the ninth-annual Hatfield-McCoy Marathon on June 14. (Bottom) Kasten Br...

Local/Regional headlines for Louisville, Kentucky from Courier-Journal.com

Students at summit dive into environmental issues

Oct 15, 2008 9:23 am

The smell coming from the garbage container behind Miller Hall on the University of Louisville's Belknap campus was a little overwhelming, but it didn't deter a group of middle and high school student...

Northup makes 'Dirty Dozen'

Oct 15, 2008 9:13 am

A national environmental group has added former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup to its "Dirty Dozen'' list of federal lawmakers it says have a poor voting record on environmental issues.

Firefighters' practice run seemed real

Oct 15, 2008 9:12 am

Wearing bright blue plastic suits over their fire gear, Louisville fire captains Luke Hosbach and John Cantrell carried a young man covered in white powder from the Belknap Research Building on the Un...

Ad blasts Lunsford clinics' care of veterans

Oct 15, 2008 9:12 am

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell's campaign is running a new television ad that features the widow of an Army veteran accusing a company formerly run by Democrat Bruce Lunsford of providing poor medical trea...

Council presses Cordish on Water Co. site

Oct 15, 2008 9:12 am

The Louisville Metro Council will push for more changes to a development agreement that would expand 4th Street Live, despite a threat by the developer to walk away.

Black Ky. Baptist group will let women vote

Oct 15, 2008 9:11 am

Gertie Owens has worked for years at annual meetings of Kentucky's largest organization of historically black Baptist churches, helping with such tasks as preparing rosters of messengers, or voting re...

Candidate interviews with C-J board online

Oct 15, 2008 7:35 am

Today at 2 p.m., Brett Guthrie, the Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District House seat, will be meeting with the board.

Gunshot victims relate experiences

Oct 15, 2008 6:31 am

Rita Hughes said one of the hardest things about recovering from a gunshot wound is the way her injuries affect her two daughters.

Kentuckian's shipwrecked artifacts to go on tour

Oct 15, 2008 6:31 am

As a lifeguard at Las Vegas' Sahara hotel during his younger days, Rudy Lewis never imagined diving to the Atlantic Ocean's floor to recover historic artifacts aboard centuries-old ships.

Oft-jailed Lexington man may go to rehab

Oct 15, 2008 6:26 am

Lexington resident Henry Earl is scheduled to appear in Fayette District Court tomorrow -- as he has thousands of times before, answering to charges involving more than 1,300 arrests.

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