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Reidland Teen Killed, 3 Injured in Crash

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Reidland Teen Killed, 3 Injured in Marshall Crash

BENTON, KY - A single vehicle crash in Marshall County has killed a 15 year old teenager from Reidland and injured three others from Marshall County. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office says 15-year old Taylor Leigh of Reidland was...

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Paducah Man Transferred From Louisiana Hospital

PADUCAH, KY - A Paducah man who suffered a heart attack while in Louisiana is now in his hometown hospital. Don Alvey and his wife Judy were flown to Barkley Regional Airport from Monroe, LA Thursday evening. The medical flight brought them...

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Plans for Paducah Hotel Approved, Move Forward

PADUCAH, KY - If you would like a bar, restaurant, and meeting space all with a top floor view of downtown Paducah and the Ohio River, you're probably going to like these plans. The color of the hotel will likely change, according to...

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Lost Baby Book Returned After More Than 40 Years

MAYFIELD, KY - A long-lost family heirloom is now safely in the hands of its rightful owner. Oliver Springs, TN resident Sherry Broaddus was cleaning out her late grandmother's attic in Oak Ridge, TN when she stumbled upon two baby keepsake...

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Downtown Power Outage Affects Businesses, Traffic

PADUCAH, KY - A power outage Thursday afternoon affected about 158 customers in downtown Paducah, and also disrupted traffic flow. Andrea Underwood with Paducah Power said electricity was restored after 1 hour and 20 minutes, and the problem was...

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Barnard Indicted on Felony Charges

BENTON, KY - Former Marshall County High School Head Football Coach Ron Barnard has been indicted on felony charges stemming from his alleged involvement with a 15-year-old student. A Marshall County Grand Jury returned a true bill Thursday,...

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Negotiations Progressing Between Union, Honeywell

METROPOLIS, IL - Negotiations between Honeywell and USW union workers at the Metropolis plant have made some progress. On their website, the union said the two parties exchanged proposals Wednesday on grievance procedures, bereavement,...

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Latest News

Reidland Teen Killed, 3 Injured in Marshall Crash

1 hour ago - BENTON, KY - (3) comments
Paducah Man Injured In Motorcycle Crash

2 hours ago - SYMSONIA, KY
Three Injured In Four-Car Crash on Cairo Road

4 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Kentucky Man Pleads Not Guilty To Slaying

6 hours ago - HOPKINSVILLE, KY
US Weighs Refugee Status for Honduran Youth

8 hours ago - WASHINGTON, DC
PPS Student Registration Begins Tuesday

8 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Paducah Man Transferred From Louisiana Hospital

9 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Man Arrested After EMS Responds to Home

11 hours ago - BENTON, KY
Rand Paul Says Death Penalty is a State Issue

13 hours ago - FRANKFORT, KY - (2) comments
Downtown Power Outage Affects Businesses, Traffic

15 hours ago - PADUCAH, KY
Barnard Indicted on Felony Charges

16 hours ago - BENTON, KY
Firefighters Still Working at Murray Court Square

16 hours ago - MURRAY, KY

Sports

Construction At Kentucky Football

The $110 million construction project at the University of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium will continue through the upcoming football ...

Kennedy Pitches Around 5 Walks In

Tampa Bay beats St. Louis 3-0 Behind

Parks Department Organizing Three

Petrino Returns To Louisville For 1st

Louisville AD Jurich Gets Maker's Mark

Events

'Breaking Down Barriers' Evening

PADUCAH, KY - Evenings Upstairs on Thursday, Aug. 7th at the McCracken County Public Library, will feature guest speaker Dennis ...

Annual Hummingbird Festival at LBL

Marshall County Exceptional Center Fish

Debt Free Seminar

Marshall County Exceptional Center

Miss Gererations Pageant and Silent

Obituaries

Webster, Sharon

Sharon D. Webster, 67 of Symsonia. Passed away 1:55 p.m. Wednesday at Baptist Health in Paducah. She is survived by two sons, ...

Sanders Jr., Charles

Cordon, Charles

Burgess, Thomas

Warren, Dennis

Hughes, Kermit

National & World

US Weighs Refugee Status for Honduran

The Obama administration is considering giving refugee status to young people from Honduras as part of a plan to slow the influx of ...

FDA Warns of Drug Recall by Texas Firm

McConnell, Paul, Whitfield Pleased with

Appeals Courts Rule Differently on

Report: Retaliation For Complaints

Obama Gives Protection to Gay,

Health

FDA Warns of Drug Recall by Texas Firm

The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors not to use compounded drugs from a Texas specialty pharmacy due to risks of ...

Illinois Insurance Subsidies in Place

Red Cross Has Urgent Need for Blood

Lourdes Mission Fund Receives Gift from

Murray Hospital Hosts Stroke Camp-Seeks

Lourdes Co-Sponsors Chronic Disease

Living

Prime Time with God: To Know My Ways

Today's Prayer Dear God, I'm thirsty. I'm thirsty for Your anointing on my life and ministry. Please increase my hunger for Your Word and ...

Herb Baked or Broiled Tomatoes

Summer Squash Casserole

Ripe Tomato Relish

Fay's Hot Potato Salad

Glazed Sweet Potato Muffins

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