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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.

Shopping for a farm in Scott County, Dr. William “Chip” Richardson, a Georgetown ophthalmologist, found one with a feature that grabbed his attention. “There was this really old building,” said Richardson, who discovered that the stone structure was all that remained of a Native American school established for members of the Choctaw Nation in…

A data center annexation vote in Burgin, Kentucky barely passed city council despite community protests, raising concerns about the project’s proximity to the historic Shaker Village.

Morehead and other Kentucky cities have received AARP Community Challenge grants to improve pedestrian safety through infrastructure upgrades and dedicated walkable spaces.