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The Fatherhood Initiative hosted its Father’s Day Family Celebration on Saturday at Douglass Park as part of its ongoing community-focused programming in Lexington.
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The Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office confirmed two fatalities following a reported aircraft crash Saturday morning in Nicholasville. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
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KSP said it is actively searching for 41-year-old Ronshaune Simmons after a reported escape from the Blackburn Correctional Complex in Lexington.
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In an editor’s notebook, Kentucky Lantern compares the arrival of data centers to earlier extractive and waste-based industries in the region, urging residents to examine costs, jobs, and longer-term community impacts.
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A federal poverty-fighting family-planning program funded through Title X is scheduled for major changes that federal officials say will refocus services from preventing unintended pregnancy toward promoting childbearing. Clinics that receive Title X grants would still be able to offer contraception and related medical services, but the administration’s policy direction would alter how providers are expected to frame and prioritize care.
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Bruggers, who spent nearly two decades at the Louisville Courier Journal, was known for reporting on coal-mine hazards and for scrutinizing pollution, according to colleagues and a published obituary.
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Officials said two people in an SUV started shooting, leaving multiple victims with gunshot wounds. Police are investigating the incident and seeking information on the suspects.
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Tim Robinson, founder and former CEO of ARC, pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court to fraud charges tied to the finances of the addiction treatment company he built in Eastern Kentucky, according to Kentucky Lantern.
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The Louisville Metro Police Department held a youth basketball tournament at Fairdale High School on Saturday, according to WLKY, as part of an effort to connect with students and families through sports and community engagement.
