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Woman arraigned in downtown Lexington pedestrian hit
A 20-year-old Lexington woman has been arraigned on charges including four counts of second-degree assault after allegedly hitting pedestrians downtown. She also faces wanton endangerment, DUI, reckless driving and false ID charges.
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Trump cites potential hack of US elections in speech slammed for stoking voter fears
The nation’s election infrastructure is vulnerable to cyberattacks by foreign actors, President Donald Trump said during a primetime address Thursday night, citing a batch of documents he declassified — but providing no proof broad interference actually occurred or affected an election outcome. Democrats and advocates quickly criticized the remarks as another attempt by Trump to…
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Slow Drivers, Reddit Meetups, and McConnell’s Seat: Lexington’s Active Forum
Residents debated defensive driving tactics, remembered a past Reddit meetup amid online harassment concerns, speculated about a KSP convoy possibly tied to VP Vance’s visit, questioned a Senate vacancy petition against existing law, and discussed recycling pickup practices.
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Beshear defends Kentucky election security, rejects Trump claims
Gov. Andy Beshear defended Kentucky’s election security and rejected continued claims about the 2020 election, calling such assertions lies during his weekly Team Kentucky news conference.
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ARC says it has settled with federal government over billing issues
Addiction Recovery Care, once Kentucky’s largest provider of addiction services, has reached a settlement with the federal government over “billing issues,” the Louisa, KY-based company said in a July 16 news release. It also announced it has reached a separate settlement with a finance company that had accused ARC of fraud. “The resolution of…
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KYTC Advises of Lane Closures on KY 52 in Garrard County
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will begin resurfacing KY 52 (Richmond Road) in Garrard County on July 20, with alternating lane closures planned from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily for approximately one week.
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Lane closure planned on Harrodsburg Road for storm drain cleaning
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close the outbound right lane on U.S. 68 (Harrodsburg Road) on July 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for storm drain cleaning operations near Fort Harrods Drive.
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KY 33 closed in Mercer County due to gas line leak
Kentucky 33 in Mercer County is closed at mile point 5.0 due to a gas line leak. Motorists are advised to use Kentucky 342 as an alternate route.
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Kentucky congressman backs permanent daylight saving time
A Kentucky congressman is supporting efforts to make daylight saving time permanent, joining other Capitol Hill lawmakers backing the change.
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KYTC schedules lane closures for Boyle County intersection work
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is scheduling lane closures at the U.S. 127B and U.S. 150 intersection in Boyle County for two separate weeks in late July to construct new concrete approaches.