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Louisville Public Media reports the Trump administration eliminated a Black history exhibit from a National Park Service site as the country prepares for its 250th anniversary, prompting former park rangers to continue the education effort through public teach-ins.
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A proposed amendment to the city’s zoning codes would restrict where data centers can locate by prohibiting the use in portions of Lexington reserved for agricultural, tourism-oriented, and single-family detached housing.
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Ashley Minton said she learned about the flooding after receiving a photo by text message and has been monitoring forecasts as the business returns to normal.
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Mercer County firefighter Shane Naylor says the bell came from an older fire truck that he kept in his office, and he presented it to the Baptist Health Lexington Cancer Center on June 27.
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Louisville’s Schnitzelburg neighborhood will host the 56th annual Dainty Fest in July, an event WLKY reports is among the city’s most distinctive local festivals.
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The Louisville agency says it will temporarily waive adoption fees for animals during the weekend, as part of an effort to increase adoptions.
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State officials said they will award incentives for the One Park development in the Irish Hill neighborhood, a long-discussed mixed-use plan intended to move forward after years of planning and public debate.
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The nonprofit says nearly 190,000 Kentucky family members provide unpaid care to loved ones, and it has supported Louisville seniors since 1962.
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A major set of federal changes to student loan repayment is scheduled to take effect July 1, including the end of the SAVE plan and the elimination of certain repayment programs under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, according to a report from LEX18.
