Recent destructive storms in Kentucky may help the public be more aware of the potential threat of severe weather as spring begins. National Weather Service meteorologist Christine Wielgos told The Paducah Sun that bad storms make people more aware of …
Police in Paducah, Ky., have charged a youth with arson in three house fires. Authorities released little information about the suspect, according to The Paducah Sun. In a news release, police spokeswoman Robin Newberry stated fires in two abandoned houses …
The Senate Transportation Committee will consider a bill on Wednesday that would allow slow-moving vehicles without motors to use reflective tape for safety purposes rather than the slow-moving vehicle signs. The bill by Sen. Ken Winters, a Murray Republican, and …
Crews have begun demolishing a dangerous parking garage in Lexington, Ky. A 7-ton concrete panel fell from the upper deck of the Phoenix garage in May and officials deemed the city-owned garage too dangerous to use and too expensive to …
A buggy carrying five Amish children was hit by a sport utility vehicle in western Kentucky and the buggy driver was cited for not displaying a safety triangle. Saturday’s crash comes after nine Graves County, Ky., Amish men have been …
Fire officials in Lexington, Ky., say they believe an arsonist is setting blazes in a neighbor where nine fires have been reported since early December. Crews were called out Saturday to the latest fire that started with a shed, but …
A volunteer fire department in southeastern Kentucky says it will begin collecting fees from subscribers next week. Bell County Assistant Fire Chief David Miracle told the Middlesboro Daily News on Monday that the fee is voluntary and that no one …
Someone has stolen firefighting equipment from a central Kentucky volunteer fire hall. Among items missing from the Rineyville Fire Department is a thermal imaging camera which firefighters use to locate people in burning homes. It’s valued at $8,000. Fire Chief …
Four people were injured Wednesday in western Kentucky, where an explosion occurred inside a plastics factory, officials said. The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. CST at Polymer Partners in Henderson. Two people suffered serious burns and were flown to …
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by a former community college president against the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Under terms of the settlement, former Owensboro Community & Technical College President Paula Gastenveld will get $250,000, …