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Lextran will adjust Routes 3, 5, 10 and 51 beginning August 16, 2026, with changes designed to improve route reliability and timeliness. The public has until July 30 to comment on the proposed adjustments.

A teenager charged with the same crime can face dramatically different consequences depending on where they live. In one state, a young person accused of a serious offense may be sent to a juvenile facility focused on treatment and rehabilitation. In another, they could face adult criminal proceedings, a permanent record and the possibility…

A University of Kentucky astronomer helped solve a longstanding mystery about how supermassive black holes continue to grow, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and his own Cloudy software to reveal a self-sustaining cycle of cooling gas feeding the black holes.

Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year. The consumer advocacy group PowerLines reported that utilities asked regulators for a record $9.2 billion in cumulative rate increases during the second…

Residents discussed the removal of a mural, a vape shop’s product labeling concerns, a police officer’s 90-day suspension for a Waffle House confrontation with his body camera off, and the upcoming PRHBTN mural festival.

The Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation will hold a special board meeting on July 17 that is open to the public. The board oversees loans to Kentuckians with disabilities for assistive technology.

A new Kentucky law takes effect Tuesday, allowing 18- to 20-year-olds to apply for provisional concealed carry licenses, expanding firearms rights to a previously restricted age group.

Ronald Exantus, convicted in the 2015 stabbing death of 6-year-old Logan Tipton, is scheduled for release from the Kentucky State Reformatory on July 29, with possible hospitalization to follow.

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Jefferson County Clerk David Yates hired friend and business partner Troy LeBlanc as chief operating officer overseeing elections and IT, following a consultant contract with LeBlanc’s mother, drawing scrutiny from ethics experts despite the hires being legally permissible.