Sunday, January 24, 2016

Lexington Police end hours-long stand off on Redding Road and other top stories.

  • Lexington Police end hours-long stand off on Redding Road

    Lexington Police end hours-long stand off on Redding Road
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  • Josh Moore: My ballot for the AP basketball polls

    Josh Moore: My ballot for the AP basketball polls
    Below is my ballot for this week’s Kentucky Associated Press basketball polls. These do not reflect the actual results of polling.BOYS1st Place:Mercer County20-02nd Place:Paul Laurence Dunbar17-43rd Place:Trinity16-44th Place:Christian County15-25th Place:Scott County21-16th Place:Owen County17-27th Place:Lafayette15-48th Place:Bowling Green16-29th Place:Covington Catholic14-610th Place:Lawrence County17-3GIRLS1st Place:Elizabethtown18-22nd Place:Male14-13rd Place:Bowling Green18-24th Place:B..
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  • Kentucky digs out from massive snowstorm

    Kentucky digs out from massive snowstorm
    Kentucky continued to dig out from a massive snowstorm Sunday morning, and while major roads were clear, travel was complicated by freezing temperatures that dipped near zero Saturday night. Lexington police reported nine non-injury car accidents overnight. City officials said city crews and private contractors would focus their efforts Sunday on neighborhood connector roads and intersections. Two shifts will work the next 24 hours into Monday. Lexington’s main streets are largely clear, but si..
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  • After blizzard, snowed-in East Coast prepares to dig out

    After blizzard, snowed-in East Coast prepares to dig out
    A mammoth blizzard that paralyzed Washington and set a single-day snowfall record in New York City gave way Sunday to brilliant sunshine and gently rising temperatures, enabling millions to dig out and enjoy the winter.The timing could not have been better: The heaviest snow began falling Friday evening, and tapered off just before midnight Saturday. Millions heeded calls to stay home, enabling road crews to clear snow and ice. Grimy cities were blanketed, making for lovely scenes with unfamili..
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  • At least 25 killed in snowstorm-related deaths

    At least 25 killed in snowstorm-related deaths
    At least 25 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow:KENTUCKY— A man died in southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with a salt truck Thursday, state police said. Billy R. Stevens, 59, of Williamsburg was pronounced dead at the scene on state Route 92 in Whitley County. Two passengers were being treated at a hospital.— A Kentucky trans..
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  • Chelsea damages Arsenal's title push by winning derby 1-0

    Chelsea damages Arsenal's title push by winning derby 1-0
    Long resigned to surrendering the trophy, Chelsea made its impact on the top of the table Sunday by inflicting 10-man Arsenal's first home loss since the opening day of the Premier League season.Arsenal appeared doomed from the 18th minute when captain Per Mertesacker was dismissed and Diego Costa scored the only goal of the game five minutes later.The 1-0 defeat saw Arsenal slip from first to third this weekend and allowed Leicester to regain a lead which was as unanticipated in August as Chel..
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  • Exit poll: Runoff possible in Portugal presidential election

    Exit poll: Runoff possible in Portugal presidential election
    Portugal's presidential election could go to a runoff, exit polls indicated, with a veteran center-right politician getting double the votes of his nearest rival Sunday but perhaps narrowly failing to capture the mostly ceremonial post.A poll by public broadcaster Radiotelevisao Portuguesa indicated that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa won from 49 to 54 percent of the vote, easily defeating nine rivals but possibly falling short of capturing the more than 50 percent needed to be elected immediately.Pol..
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  • Problems in Detroit, Flint show rift over emergency managers

    Problems in Detroit, Flint show rift over emergency managers
    Darnell Earley didn't come up with the plan to channel corrosive river water into Flint's old lead-lined water pipes, causing a health emergency. And he certainly can't be blamed for the Detroit school system's decaying facilities and wrecked finances, which have prompted teacher boycotts this month.But the 64-year-old budget expert was in charge of Flint's city government and the Detroit schools at key points in their recent turmoil, and that has made him a focal point of anger about Gov. Rick..
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  • Longtime UK basketball aide Van Florence dies

    Longtime UK basketball aide Van Florence dies
    Van Florence, the longtime Man Friday of Kentucky basketball, died Saturday. He was 69.Florence filled many roles for UK basketball. He was friend, sounding board and emissary for six Kentucky coaches, from Adolph Rupp in the mid 1960s through Billy Gillispie in 2009.Friends asked him why he served coaches, a profession long on autocratic demands and short on appreciation.Florence had a ready response. “Is your ass on that plane?” he recalled with a laugh. “Mine is.”Florence also led two charit..
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  • Fast times at Kentucky's McCravy meet get indoor season rolling

    Fast times at Kentucky's McCravy meet get indoor season rolling
    The University of Kentucky's annual Rod McCravy Memorial track and field meet wrapped up Saturday having produced six results that stood as the best in the world this year.Despite Lexington's big snow, the 2016 McCravy field included six World Championships participants, 30 NCAA individual championships and hundreds of All-America honors inside the Nutter Field House.In addition to the six world-best results, they generated six NCAA-leading times and 26 NCAA top-five marks.Click here to view th..
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Lexington mayor: 'We've been hit pretty hard ... but we are fighting ... .Winter storm blanketing Kentucky with ice and snow .
Winter storm blankets Kentucky; UPDATE: Fayette Schools canceled ... .Winter storm causes many crashes, closes Kentucky schools .

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