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Fire investigators can't enter building until next week

Jul 19, 2008 7:44 am

Fire officials and agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will not be able to enter a Lexington business until early next week to begin an investigation into what...

Public health expert testifies at TVA trial

Jul 19, 2008 7:43 am

An expert from the Harvard School of Public Health has testified that reducing air pollution from Tennessee Valley Authority plants would save the lives of almost 100 North Carolina residents a year. ...

Conn. officials demand reversal of VA ban

Jul 19, 2008 7:43 am

Connecticut officials say the state might sue the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs if it continues to block efforts to educate and register voters in federal veterans' facilities. State Attorney...

Public health expert testifies at TVA trial

Jul 19, 2008 7:43 am

ASHEVILLE, N.C. . An expert from the Harvard School of Public Health has testified that reducing air pollution from Tennessee Valley Authority plants would save the lives of almost 100 North Carol...

Suspect grant went to dissolved corporation

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

LOUISVILLE . The bulk of a federal education grant that's under investigation went to a non-profit Illinois corporation that was dissolved nearly a year before it got the funding, according to a p...

Kentucky girl struck andkilled by sheriff's deputy's car

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. . A sheriff's deputy driving an unmarked car accidentally struck and killed an 11-year-old Kentucky girl who darted in front of his car along a road, police said Friday. Mu...

McConnell ad links rival to gas prices

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell used his first television commercial of the summer to link his Democratic opponent, Bruce Lunsford, to high gas prices. McConnell's ad, which is airing statewide and ...

LexTran says future tax hike possible

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

LexTran officials say they don't want to sound like alarmists by trotting out the dreaded words .tax increase,. but in a couple of years they could be asking taxpayers to dip into their wallets on...

Building starts on new senior citizens' apartments

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

Sayre Christian Village broke ground Thursday on a $4.6 million expansion of its affordable housing complex that will provide 42 new apartments for senior citizens. Sayre and city and federal ...

States balk at checking farm workers' documents

Jul 19, 2008 7:42 am

Some states are balking at a federal effort to require them to screen potential farm hands for immigration violations before referring them to jobs, another conflict in the long-running dispute over t...

Local News from The Hamilton Journal News via Yahoo! News

Second fire in two days on same village street

Jul 19, 2008 4:10 am

Firefighters returned to Cain Avenue to battle the second blaze in as many days on the same street Friday night.

What floats your balloon?

Jul 19, 2008 2:09 am

Most everyone agrees that hot air balloons look pretty, but according to balloon pilots and designers, those designs aren't just for show. Sometimes being pretty means being practical.

Tandem jumps 'exhilarating' for veterans

Jul 19, 2008 1:55 am

Jumping out of an airplane isn't too scary when you've already been to war or rappelled 120 feet out of a helicopter.

More music at this year's Ohio Challenge

Jul 19, 2008 1:55 am

Most eyes may focus on the skies at the Ohio Challenge, but there's lots to see and hear on the ground too, especially this year.

Journal staffers get birds-eye view

Jul 19, 2008 1:54 am

"A leap to the sky."

Health center braces for funds cut

Jul 19, 2008 1:25 am

If Hamilton opts to cancel its funding to the Butler County Community Health Consortium, its director said it will hurt the uninsured but not force the facility to close.

Study: 1 in 4 kids overweight due to diet

Jul 19, 2008 1:25 am

One in four children in Southwest Ohio are overweight due to poor nutrition, according to a recent study by the Children's Medical Center of Dayton.

Shakespeare coming to area parks

Jul 19, 2008 1:10 am

In a throwback of sorts to Shakespeare's own era, a troupe of traveling actors have been making the rounds of area parks this summer with free performances of the Bard's "A Midsummer Night's Drea...

Mason outdoor pool still closed due to pump malfunction

Jul 18, 2008 7:54 pm

The city of Mason's outdoor Lou Eves Municipal Pool will remain closed through Saturday, July 19. The pool has been closed since Thursday, July 17 due to a pump malfunction.

This could be your chance to get on 'Idol'

Jul 18, 2008 6:09 pm

"American Idol" is holding open-call auditions for Season 8 contestants on Monday, July 21, in Louisville, Ky. Registration takes place Saturday and Sunday at Freedom Hall, 937 Phillips Lane...

Local News for Western Kentucky from bgdailynews.com

BG at No. 12 in list by Forbes

Jul 19, 2008 2:43 am

Bowling Green ranks 12th in the nation among the best small metropolitan areas in which to work and do business, according to the annual online list compiled by Forbes magazine. This is the 10th year...

Governor plans tour stop in BG on Aug. 6

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

Gov. Steve Beshear has added Bowling Green to his list of stops for his series of town hall meetings. Beshear’s “About Kentucky” tour includes 13 stops over the next fiv...

Friday night concerts continue in downtown parks

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

Photo by Miranda Pederson, The Daily News, photo@bgdailynews.com Barry Gresham sings Friday as he plays drums for the band Exit 4 during the Concerts in the Park series at Circus Square Park.

Western opens 2 ropes courses

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

Western Kentucky University’s new Leadership and Experiential Education Center wants to find out whether you know the ropes. The LEEC has recently opened two ropes courses that student, chu...

WKU sets sights on properties for future parking

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

Western Kentucky University approved Friday the acquisition of four properties to be incorporated into university parking lot expansions. The board approved the purchase of the homes at 1770 Normal D...

Accused: Confession was a relief

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

RUSSELLVILLE — A man charged with almost 150 child-abuse and sexually related charges admitted Friday that he told a state trooper his confession was a relief. Merlin Overholt, 43, 160 Wild...

Help is in the air

Jul 19, 2008 2:42 am

Last year, the Bowling Green Air Evac Lifeteam crew flew Nick Satterly to safety after his involvement in an ATV accident. Friday, Satterly was among the several dozen people who helped dedicate Air ...

Local News for Glasgow, KY from Glasgow Daily Times

BREAKING NEWS: Hit-and-run suspect makes initial court appearance

Jul 18, 2008 4:57 pm

A suspect in the hit-and-run death of volunteer firefighter Lloyd Mabry made his initial court appearance Friday afternoon.

Boy says brother was ?whipped?

Jul 18, 2008 12:35 pm

Testimony in the trial of an Allen County woman charged with beating her boyfriend?s 5-year-old son began Thursday in Cumberland County.

Filling a gap

Jul 18, 2008 12:33 pm

Family Court in Metcalfe County now has a person to handle domestic violence complaints at night, on weekends and during holidays.

Deputies nab a ?Most Wanted?

Jul 17, 2008 1:54 pm

Another of the Barren County Sheriff?s Department?s most wanted is in custody.

Lightning strikes can be shocking

Jul 17, 2008 1:46 pm

House fires can be devastating ? wiping out the family home, destroying personal belongings ? but having homeowner?s insurance can help ease the pain.

Dome delight

Jul 16, 2008 12:29 pm

A 65-foot metal tower that serves as a connector route from the lower historic cave trail to the upper historic cave trail allowing the two-mile, two-hour Historic Cave tour to be a loop route was rep...

Councilman, wife suing firefighters

Jul 16, 2008 12:27 pm

A Cave City councilman and his wife are suing several members of the Cave City Volunteer Fire Department.

Women honored at Her Story reception

Jul 16, 2008 12:25 pm

The honorees of the Glasgow Daily Times? second-annual Her Story event were recognized at a reception Tuesday evening.

IN MINUTES: Horse Cave City Council

Jul 16, 2008 11:46 am

Council members authorized Mayor Odell Martin to take bids on the repairing sidewalks within the city, except for Main Street. It is estimated there are 7,000 running feet of sidewalks in the city.

News from Kentucky.com

Wildfire stirs instincts in California condor

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

BIG SUR, Calif. . As a wildfire whipped toward a remote sanctuary of the endangered California condor last month, the rare birds got their biggest test in survival after years of pampering by biolog...

McConnell ad links rival to gas prices

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell used his first television commercial of the summer to link his Democratic opponent, Bruce Lunsford, to high gas prices. McConnell's ad, which is airing statewide and fir...

Kentucky girl struck andkilled by sheriff's deputy's car

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. . A sheriff's deputy driving an unmarked car accidentally struck and killed an 11-year-old Kentucky girl who darted in front of his car along a road, police said Friday. Murfre...

Suspect grant went to dissolved corporation

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

LOUISVILLE . The bulk of a federal education grant that's under investigation went to a non-profit Illinois corporation that was dissolved nearly a year before it got the funding, according to a pub...

Public health expert testifies at TVA trial

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

ASHEVILLE, N.C. . An expert from the Harvard School of Public Health has testified that reducing air pollution from Tennessee Valley Authority plants would save the lives of almost 100 North Carolin...

Rocking the scouts camp

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

WELLINGTON . It's 10 a.m., and the kids are just starting to stir, pouring milk over cold cereal to try to reignite their senses after a late night watching movies. Waiting just feet away are guit...

LexTran says future tax hike possible

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

LexTran officials say they don't want to sound like alarmists by trotting out the dreaded words .tax increase,. but in a couple of years they could be asking taxpayers to dip into their wallets once...

Mandela revels in birthday with family

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

QUNU, South Africa . Nelson Mandela sat beaming in a yellow armchair, his legs propped up on a large stool and covered with a pale yellow blanket. Ten grandchildren crowded around to serenade him wi...

Top U.S. envoy to meet with Iran

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

VIENNA, Austria . A senior U.S. envoy will sit eye-to-eye for the first time Saturday with a top Iranian nuclear negotiator, a sharp reversal in U.S. policy that aims to entice Tehran into ending ac...

Economic slowdown finally hitting Europe

Jul 19, 2008 7:37 am

MILAN, Italy . It took a few months. But the economic woes touched off by soaring oil prices and the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States are finally engulfing Europe. While each country ...

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

Evangelist brings healing to city

Jul 18, 2008 9:11 am

After more than two hours of hard-driving worship music and preaching at Evangel World Prayer Center, evangelist Todd Bentley began laying his hands on people in wheelchairs, disabled children held li...

Hard work begins as hand transplant heals

Jul 18, 2008 7:14 am

On Saturday, Dave Robert Armstrong, a 32-year- old automotive shop manager from Upland, Calif., became the nation's fourth hand transplant recipient after a 14-hour operation at Jewish Hospital. Yeste...

U of L grant went to defunct nonprofit group

Jul 18, 2008 7:14 am

The nonprofit Illinois corporation that was paid the bulk of a $694,000 federal grant now being investigated at the University of Louisville was dissolved a year before the U of L deal was struck, the...

Air pollution efforts left in limbo

Jul 18, 2008 5:19 am

An unexpected ruling from a federal appeals court has raised questions about dozens of air pollution control measures at coal-fired power plants in Kentucky and Indiana.

Mr. Slade, 88, knows how to take a swing

Jul 18, 2008 4:18 am

An armed intruder found himself staring down the barrel of a softball bat several days ago when he entered the home of a Harrison County, Ky., couple.

Senate panel approves $75 million for VA hospital

Jul 18, 2008 4:18 am

A Senate committee yesterday agreed to provide $75 million for the new Veterans Affairs hospital in Louisville -- $30 million more than the House would spend.

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