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The military says about 500 soldiers from the 101st Airborne headquarters at Fort Campbell are deploying to the Middle East to support military actions against the Islamic State group.Click to Continue »

Eagle watching events are being offered again early next year at some state parks in western Kentucky.Click to Continue »

Former baseball great Andre Dawson will receive a "Living Legend" award at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory.Click to Continue »

William Thornton, 30, of Lexington, who was found lying in the parking lot at Camelot East on Richmond Road, died Sunday morning at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.Click to Continue »

The victim was identified as Robyn Heath, 50, a passenger in a 1999 Chevrolet pickup that was eastbound on Ky. 80 in Pulaski County when the accident occurred. Two other…Click to Continue »

By January, consultants could be conducting audits of programs for special education, gifted and talented students and English-language learners, Fayette County Superintendent Manny Caulk said.Click to Continue »

Superintendent Manny Caulk, who said he had experience in other districts with creating and managing charter schools, said in an interview, "I don't think charters are the answer here in…Click to Continue »

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At a prayer vigil Sunday night in Nicholasville, Jessamine Judge-Executive David West said at the courthouse steps that he had spoken "with the family just a few minutes ago, and…Click to Continue »

Fayette County Public Schools' e-school program allows as many as 400 to 500 students who have good reading test scores to take online courses on a full- or part-time basis.Click to Continue »