UPDATED | Lawsuits against Lexington Catholic allege race, sex ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Attorney Amos Jones says his office filed a trio of lawsuits Tuesday afternoon in Fayette Circuit Court against Lexington Catholic High School on behalf of three former Lexington Catholic students. The lawsuits outline alleged discrimination and harassment that attorneys say has gone on for several years at the school. Attorneys claim the school has violated Kentucky's Civil Rights Act, and committed fraud, gross negligence and breach of contract. The civil complaints n..>> view originalEffort to crack down on heroin dealers showing results, prosecutor ...
An effort to get long federal prison sentences for drug dealers whose illegal sales kill or injure people is showing results as abuse of heroin gets worse in Kentucky, according to authorities.Three men pleaded guilty this week in federal court in cases prosecuted under the initiative.They face sentences of at least 20 years, and two could be sent to prison for life, U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey announced Tuesday.Several others defendants in the cases who pleaded guilty earlier also face poten..>> view originalLexington can reduce police, fire pension benefits, appeals court says
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is entitled to reduce cost-of-living adjustments in the pensions of retired police officers and firefighters, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday.In 2013, Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announced a breakthrough deal to address the $296 million unfunded liability in the city’s police and fire pension fund. One part of the deal — authorized later that year by the General Assembly — reduced annual cost-of-living adjustments when the fund has l..>> view originalUK's request to close section of Rose Street meets opposition
A proposal to permanently close a section of Rose Street from Columbia Avenue to Huguelet Drive on the University of Kentucky campus met with more questions Tuesday. Lexington planning officials have given tentative approval for the permanent closure of the section of Rose if the university agreed to certain conditions.But a committee of the Urban County Council delayed taking action on the request Tuesday. Some on council said more issues needed to be addressed before they could vote on the pr..>> view originalFord says it will have a fully autonomous car by 2021
Ford Motor Co. intends to have a fully driverless vehicle — no steering wheel, no pedals — on the road within five years. The car will initially be used for commercial ride-hailing or ride-sharing services, with sales to consumers coming later."This is a transformational moment in our industry and it is a transformational moment for our company," said CEO Mark Fields, as he announced the plan Tuesday at Ford's Silicon Valley campus in Palo Alto, California.Ford's approach to the autonomous car ..>> view original
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