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Saving 'sang': New label aims to conserve wild ginseng

Denny Colwell fires up a weed whacker and makes quick work of his prized American ginseng patch, a fall ritual that helps hide the slow-growing, long-lived perennials from poachers keen…Click to Continue »

 

Carol Hubbard, ex-wife of former congressman and once a candidate herself, dies at 75

Carol Brown Hubbard, the ex-wife of former U.S. Rep. Carroll Hubbard of Paducah who pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor arising from her own run for Congress in 1992, died…Click to Continue »

 

Kentucky Lottery for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015

Oct. 17: Powerball: 48-49-57-62-69 (19) Jackpot: $80 million…Click to Continue »

 

Lexington woman, smoking while on oxygen, dies in fire at house

The Fayette County coroner's office said Marcia Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 6:27 p.m. Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center.Click to Continue »

 

SUV passenger dies in crash on U.S. 27 in Jessamine County

Jessamine County Coroner Michael Hughes identified the victim as Carol Sue Huff, 53, of Nicholasville. The SUV in which she was riding was trying to make a turn when it…Click to Continue »

 

Documentary on Davis Bottom community will be shown Monday at Kentucky Theatre

Davis Bottom, a working-class neighborhood where houses were razed for Newtown Pike extension, has a unique history that will be preserved in part by documentary.Click to Continue »

 

Corbin house explodes as man getting out of shower

Capt. Jack Partin of the Corbin Fire Department said the man was in the bathroom starting to dry off when the single-story house exploded. He had "very minor singes and…Click to Continue »

 

Paul Laurence Dunbar High School tries new approaches to cut student achievement gap

Lexington's Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, usually a top performer in state achievement tests, is tagged as a "focus" school because of achievement gap.Click to Continue »

 

Keeneland president on Breeders' Cup: 'There's never been a time like this for Lexington'

The Breeder's Cup takes over Lexington,Kentucky in just under two weeks. It's a huge event for the city but especially so for Keeneland, Lexington's classic thoroughbred race track and host…Click to Continue »

 

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