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Georgetown officials announced a scheduled road closure beginning Aug. 17, affecting traffic in the downtown area as crews prepare for a paving project on KY-15.
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The childcare center advised families to avoid coming to the facility until further notice after it initiated a precautionary lockdown on Aug. 14, according to a local news report.
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Ball Creek Fire & Rescue said a water-rescue call during Thursday night’s flooding ended with its vehicle heavily damaged when a tree fell onto the apparatus.
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Police say a baby was accidentally left inside a vehicle at an Owensboro Health Multi-Care location on South Main Street in Madisonville, and died after being exposed to high temperatures. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding how the child was left in the car.
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Magnolia Bakery’s new Louisville location is bringing instructors from its New York operations to train about 30 employees at the NULU storefront, according to WAVE.
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The Laurel County elementary school where a suspected gas leak was reported reopened for students and staff after crews responded and cleared the building, according to WKYT.
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Prosecutors said the suspect was already barred from possessing firearms due to prior convictions, according to a report from WAVE.
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The forward, who previously played for Bay FC, discussed her move to the Louisville club in an interview published Aug. 14, 2026.
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Wolfe County Search & Rescue responded Thursday evening after two people tried to cross the Middle Fork of the Red River near Torrent Falls, according to a report from LEX18.
