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A Louisville Public Media investigation says internal records obtained by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting do not match an earlier timeline provided by a JCPS official about the removal of the Academy @ Shawnee principal and when details were sought.
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A man identified as Jose Hill appeared in court Saturday, June 20, after being arrested in connection with a deadly shooting in Louisville’s Russell neighborhood, according to local reporting.
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Emergency responders were called shortly before 9 a.m. after reports of a small aircraft crash in Jessamine County, where both occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, according to local reporting.
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A new report from Whitesburg describes how opioid settlement money is being directed toward addiction services in parts of eastern Kentucky where residents say the drug crisis has shaped daily life for years.
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The article says Purdue Pharma introduced OxyContin in late 1995 and that marketing and prescribing patterns in areas with high rates of chronic pain became central to the opioid epidemic’s toll.
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The group unveiled its new children’s park at Chickasaw Park on Thursday, describing the project as the nation’s first nature-based Black history children’s park.
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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 proposal targets participation in automatic payments as the U.S. approaches $2 trillion in federal student loan debt, with a potential rate reduction for borrowers who agree to automatic withdrawals.
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Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office said emergency units were dispatched Saturday morning after reports of a plane crash. The sheriff’s office is investigating the incident and its cause.
