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Paducah USEC Plant to Shut Down

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USEC Contract Not Renewed, Plant to Begin Shutdown

PADUCAH, KY - Employees of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant received notification from USEC Friday morning that their Department of Energy contract has not been renewed, and the plant will begin shutting down May 31. Several sources have told...

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Purchase Pkwy. One-Lane: Burning Garbage Truck

MAYFIELD, KY - A burning garbage truck has restricted traffic on the Julian Carroll Purchase Parkway east of Mayfield. The truck is stranded near the 32 mile marker, and traffic is one-lane in that area. Please use caution as you pass....

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Truck Crashes into Home on Fancy Farm Road

MAYFIELD, KY - Emergency workers are on the scene of an accident in Graves County, where an semi has apparently left the road and crashed into a home. The home is on Kentucky Highway 80 (Fancy Farm Road) just outside of Mayfield, near Old Dublin...

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Illinois House Debating Concealed Carry Law

SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois House has begun debating a compromise plan on concealed weapons that has generated the opposition of Gov. Pat Quinn. Quinn says the bill is a "massive overreach" because it would curb local firearms regulations. He...

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Caldwell's Talley 24th After Day 3 at NCAA Golf

ATHENS, GA - Princeton, KY native and Alabama freshman Emma Talley shot 5-over 77 in round three and is tied for 24th entering the final round of the NCAA women's national golf championships. Meanwhile her teammates, defending champion Alabama...

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Brothers Get 10 Years for Walgreens Robbery

PADUCAH, KY - Two brothers convicted of robbing a Paducah Walgreens at gunpoint last summer are looking at the next 10 years in prison. Jurors convicted 20-year-old Delvonte and 18-year-old Delquan Copeland of first-degree robbery related...

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I-24 Work Zones Coming Down for Holiday Weekend

PADUCAH, KY - Most drivers along Interstate 24 through Kentucky will get a break from work zones over the Memorial Day holiday. Where possible, lane restrictions are being removed to allow maximum traffic flow. The work zone near the state...

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Work Complete, Noble Park Pool Opens Memorial Day

PADUCAH, KY - After months of work to rehabilitate the Noble Park Pool, Paducah Parks Services Department will open the pool for the season on Memorial Day, May 27 from 11 am until 5 pm. During the season which runs through August 11, the pool will...

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Senate OKs Ban on Cell Phones while Driving

SPRINGFIELD, IL - The Illinois Senate has approved a plan that would ban the use of cell phones while driving. Senators voted 34-20 Thursday, sending the bill to Gov. Pat Quinn. His spokeswoman didn't immediately return a message seeking...

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Paducah Improv Plans Oklahoma Relief

PADUCAH, KY - The improv comedy troupe, Paducah Improv will donate 100% of its proceeds from this Saturdays night's Studio Series shows to the relief effort in Oklahoma recently devastated by severe tornadoes. Producer Chuck Tate says, "We are...

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Latest News

USEC Contract Not Renewed, Plant to Begin Shutdown

10 minutes ago - PADUCAH, KY - (5) comments
Purchase Pkwy. One-Lane: Burning Garbage Truck

15 minutes ago - MAYFIELD, KY
Truck Crashes into Home on Fancy Farm Road

47 minutes ago - MAYFIELD, KY
Benton Native Receives Top Support Staff Award

2 hours ago - BENTON, KY
Graduations Conclude This Weekend

2 hours ago - WESTERN KY; SOUTHERN IL - (1) comment
Illinois House Debating Concealed Carry Law

3 hours ago - SPRINGFIELD, IL - (2) comments
Cuba Elementary Names Miller Principal

3 hours ago - CUBA, KY
Brothers Get 10 Years for Walgreens Robbery

8 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY - (5) comments
Closure on KY 2422 in Graves County Tue & Wed

10 hours ago - GRAVES CO, KY
Unions Now Angry About Health Care Overhaul

10 hours ago - WASHINGTON, DC - (9) comments
Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange to Air TV Ads

10 hours ago - FRANKFORT, KY - (1) comment
KSP Announce Top Trooper, Detective Awards

10 hours ago - FRANKFORT, KY

Sports

Cochran, Perry 3 Shots Back at Sr PGA

Jay Haas and Duffy Waldorf shared the first-round lead Thursday in the Senior PGA Championship, shooting 5-under 66 in breezy, cool ...

Thursday's High School Baseball,

Hamlin Takes Coca-Cola 600 Pole with

McCutchen, Pirates Beat Cubs for 4th

Colonial Member Palmer Has 1st-round

MCU Baseball Inks Four for 2013-14

Events

Paducah Pediatrics' Kid Triathlon

PADUCAH, KY - Paducah Pediatrics' Kid Triathlon will be held on Saturday, July 20 for ages 7 to 14. The age categories are 7- 10 and 11-14. ...

Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Day Ceremony

Home & Garden Tour with Luncheon and

Special Populations Fishing Tournament

Paducah Life Line & Ladies Living Free

Starfish Orphan Ministry's 5th Annual

Obituaries

Amy White Binkley, 85 of Joelton, TN and formerly of Paducah , KY died Monday, May 20, 2013 ay Golden Living Nursing Home in ...

Myers, Joanne

Hobbs, Charles

Stone, Dorothy

Burkeen, Bobbie

Turner, Raymond

Western Kentucky

Purchase Pkwy. One-Lane: Burning

A burning garbage truck has restricted traffic on the Julian Carroll Purchase Parkway east of Mayfield. The truck is stranded near the ...

Truck Crashes into Home on Fancy Farm

Benton Native Receives Top Support

Graduations Conclude This Weekend

Cuba Elementary Names Miller Principal

Closure on KY 2422 in Graves County Tue

Health

Intense High Energy Boot Camp Coming to

An intense high energy boot camp will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays May 28th through June 27th at the Paducah Tilghman football stadium ...

Lourdes Names New Mission Integration

Financial Wellness

Exercise Tips & Tidbits

What Is Wellness

The Truth Behind Obesity

Living

Prime Time with God: Today's Devotional

Today's Prayer Dear Father, Thank you for the comfort You provide through Your Holy Spirit, through my brothers and sisters in Christ, and ...

Experiment of the Week: Hairdryer

Theodore

Favorite Beef Stroganoff

Mini Hawaiian Burgers

Sweet Onion Relish

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Graves Co. A garbage truck has caught fire on Purchase Parkway @ 32 mile marker. Roadway down to one lane.

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NEWS ALERT: Nations only uranium enrichment plant is shutting down. The Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant will... http://t.co/zb5mPhG7q4

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