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Hurricane Helene left thousands in Kentucky without power. How long does it take until it works again?

Although the strong winds had passed, Hurricane Helene was still being felt in Kentucky on Saturday as thousands of people were without power. Kentucky Utilities hopes to restore power to most of its customers “no later than” Tuesday at 11…

As a Roe activist, a woman who was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story in a Harris campaign ad

WASHINGTON (AP) — A 22-year-old woman who advocates for abortion rights after being raped by her stepfather as a child is telling her story in a new campaign ad for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Hadley Duvall says in a…

Kentucky sheriff charged with killing judge in courthouse

FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot to death in his courthouse Thursday and the local sheriff has been charged with murder, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates that Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M….

Beshear signs executive order banning conversion therapy on minors in Kentucky • Kentucky Lantern

This story is about suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Governor Andy Beshear called it a “dangerous practice” and signed a Implementing Regulation Wednesday,…

Governor bans use of “conversion therapy” on LGBTQ+ minors in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday banned the use of “conversion therapy” on minors in Kentucky, calling his executive order a necessary step to protect children from a widely discredited practice that attempts to change a…

Kentucky Attorney General Coleman seeks to block Hazard’s restaurant tax, calling it ‘illegal’ • Kentucky Lantern

The city of Hazard in eastern Kentucky faces another legal obstacle in its attempt to implement a restaurant tax. Russell Coleman Attorney General Russell Coleman has appealed a Franklin County Court ruling that Hazard was entitled to collect the tax,…