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Judith Light and ‘Last of Us’ actors are first-time winners at Creative Arts Emmy Awards
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judith Light from “Poker Face” and Nick Offerman and Storm Reid from “The Last of Us” were winners at Saturday night’s Creative Arts Emmy...
How to deal with same-sex unions? It’s a question fracturing major Christian denominations
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Catholics around the world are sharply divided by the Vatican’s recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples. Supporters of LGBTQ...
A California law banning the carrying of firearms in most public places is blocked again
AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places was once again blocked from taking effect Saturday as a court case...
Federal officials order grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners after plane suffers a blowout
By CLAIRE RUSH, DAVID KOENIG and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Federal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an...
The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
By VALERIE GONZALEZ AND ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Daniel Bermudez's family had fled Venezuela and was headed to the U.S. to seek asylum when the freight train they were...
Snow hinders rescues and aid deliveries to isolated communities after Japan quakes kill 128 people
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit...
Blinken meets Jordan’s king and foreign minister on Mideast push to keep Gaza war from spreading
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan’s king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman...
Israel signals it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza as the war enters its fourth month
By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAINH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed...
Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd...
Winter weather batters both US coasts; Sierra snow shuts down I-80; East Coast storm into Monday
By STEVE LeBLANC and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Winter weather battered both U.S. coasts Saturday as New Englanders braced for an even more potent mix of snow and freezing rain...
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake
By HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major...
Paducah Police Asking for help to identify suspects
PADUCAH, KY - The Paducah Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in identifying the women in the photos. They are persons of interest in a shoplifting incident that occurred at...
U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge Closed Due to Crash Damage to Guardrail and Railing
Closure until further notice PADUCAH, KY (January 6, 2024) The U.S. 45 Ohio River “Brookport” Bridge between Paducah, KY, and Brookport, IL, is closed due to guardrail and railing damage...
Resurrected Golden Globes will restart the party with ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ and Swift
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The Golden Globes are back from the dead, and ready to party. The long-running award show will again have the champagne flowing Sunday night when the 81st Globes begin...
Top 1-and-done NBA prospects have made a big impact in the AP Top 25 college basketball poll
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Chris Carrawell started for a top-ranked Duke team that blew out just about everyone behind a roster stocked with NBA talent, including a freshman with...
Wanted man found hiding in attic by Deputies
GRAVES CO. "Justin B. Riley, 41, was arrested around 5:30 p.m. Friday at a residence on Ky Hwy 464 by sheriff’s deputies. He was found hiding in the attic of the residence and is facing charges of...
Horse Involved crash sends drive to hospital.
GRAVES CO. - A Saturday evening collision resulted in one individual being transported to a local hospital. On January 6, 2024, at approximately 6:59 PM, the Graves County Sheriff’s Office responded...
Graves County Man Arrested
GRAVES CO. - On Friday afternoon at approximately 4:30 PM, sheriff's deputies located James M. Majors, 42, in a field and wooded area near Usher Road. He was wanted on outstanding arrest warrants...
Paducah Native, Accomplished Attorney, and Devoted Community Advocate, Jenny Hines Announces Candidacy for McCracken County District Judge”
A Paducah native and local attorney, has declared her candidacy for McCracken County District Judge. She was Valedictorian of Reidland High School Class of 2003, a mana cum laude graduate from...
Demolition of Piers on the Old U.S. 60 Cumberland River “Smithland” Bridge Completed
Two blasts take down final remnants of old bridge structure PADUCAH, Ky. (January 6, 2024) – Two explosive blasts took down the main piers of the Old U.S. 60 Cumberland River "Smithland"...
