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Maggie Smith, scene-stealing actor famed for Harry Potter and ‘Downton Abbey,’ dies at 89
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in " Downton Abbey" and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the...
Remnants of Hurricane Helene spiral into our region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene are moving through Georgia and the Carolinas. It will spiral into our region today and tonight. You can see it on the National Hurricane Center's track forecast map. It will be a tropical depression by the time it arrives in our...
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Daviess County Truck Theft. Police Are Asking The Public For Help.
Daviess County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Case #24-5551 - The Daviess County Sheriffs Office is asking for the public's assistance in investigating a theft of a 2013 Black Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 pickup...
McCracken County Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Arrest
McCracken County (NewsFirst) -- A deputy with the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being operated by Dystan Holmes. Holmes was the driver of the vehicle and...
Farmington, Kentucky Traffic Stop and Arrest
Farmington, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On April 7th, 2024, at approximately 2:10 AM, Deputy Garret Clark conducted a traffic stop on KY-121 near Farmington. The vehicle was operated by Wayne Ward, 34...
McCracken County Accident Leads To Arrest
McCracken County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Deputies of the McCracken County Sheriff's Office investigated a collision that resulted in criminal charges for a Missouri man. On April 7, 2024, Deputies...
Work Zone Lane Restrictions along U.S. 45/Lone Oak Rd at 7.141mm in McCracken County Resume Tuesday, April 9
Traffic signal work to prohibit trucks on KY 1286/North Friendship Rd PADUCAH, Ky. (April 7, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to resume a work zone lane...
Calloway County Drug Arrest
Calloway County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On April 6, 2024, at approximately 10:00pm deputies conducted a traffic stop on Ingram Lane for traffic violations. Deputies observed the driver, Angela...
Sunday, April 7, 2024 Thunderstorms likely today. A few could be severe.
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Calloway County Drug Arrest
Calloway County, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- On April 5, 2024 deputies conducted a traffic stop on Hwy 80E in Murray for traffic violations. The driver, Joey L. Duncan, was found to be in possession of...
Monitoring Sunday’s Severe Weather Chances
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Drug Trafficking Arrest at Mayfield Motel
Mayfield, Kentucky (NewsFirst) -- Drug Trafficking Arrest at Mayfield Motel The Graves County Sheriff's Office had received information concerning alleged drug trafficking occurring at the Budget...
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U.S. casinos won $66.5B in 2023, their best year ever as gamblers showed no economic fear
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — America's commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry's best year ever, according to figures released by its national trade association Tuesday. The American Gaming...
Southern Baptists oust one church for having woman pastor, two others over sexual-abuse policy
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The Southern Baptist Convention's top administrative body voted Tuesday to oust four congregations — one for having a woman as senior minister, two for what it said were failures related to the denomination's sexual-abuse policy and one...
Crittenden County Arrest
CRITTENDEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office reports the following: On 2/19/2024 at approximately 5:47PM, The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office along with Kentucky State Police and Constable Greg Rushing, attempted to arrest...
Concord Fire Department Responds To Grass Fire
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- The Concord Fire Departmet was dispatched to a reported grass fire near the railroad tracks in the 5400 Block of Commerce Dr. CFD was dispatched due to Paducah Fire being on scene of a Commercial Structure Fire. CFD arrived on...
Paducah Woman Arrested On Drug Charges
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Following a traffic stop on Monday night, authorities charged a Paducah woman with drug trafficking. Deputies pulled over a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Leanna Alexander on Irvin Cobb Drive. Aware that Alexander's driver's license was...
Fulton County Man Indicted On Weapons Charges
FULTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Federal Grand Jury Indicts Hickman Felon for Illegally Possessing a Firearm Paducah, KY – A federal grand jury in Paducah, Kentucky, returned an indictment on February 13, 2024, charging a Hickman man with possessing a firearm...
Paducah, Kentucky Police Searching For Suspect
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY (NewsFirst) -- Paducah Police are seeking a man wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred over the weekend.
Gov. Beshear, Officials Break Ground on First EV Charging Station in Southeastern US Supported by Federal Program
Four fast chargers coming to Circle K in Richmond; second round of funds announced to expand EV network RICHMOND, Ky. (Feb. 19, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear joined Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Shailen Bhatt and several state and local...
Probe of illegal drugs delivered by drone at West Virginia prison nets 11 arrests
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) — Eleven suspects have been arrested in an investigation into illegal drugs allegedly delivered by drones into a federal prison in southern West Virginia. Another man under investigation who fled officers was later found dead, authorities...
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Pacific Northwest hunkers down for ice and freezing rain, while other US regions also battle cold
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parts of the Pacific Northwest were under an ice storm warning through Wednesday morning, threatening to add to the damage brought by a powerful winter storm that hit the region over the weekend.Area of southwest...
TVA Asks Customers to Conserve Power Amid High Demand
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. — Heavy snow and bitter cold temperatures are creating record high demand for electricity across the Southeast region. As a result, the Tennessee Valley Authority is asking customers to be aware of their power consumption, specifically between 6...
Amazon’s Twitch cuts more than 500 jobs attempting to turn expensive platform profitable
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable. Twitch CEO Dan...
For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential...
States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JOHN HANNA Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven local officials who had supported...
No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
By Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes...
Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in an immigration court in Miami with their three young children. Through an interpreter, they asked a judge to give them...
Trump wins Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley. Follow live updates
By The Associated Press undefined Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second.Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential...
Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect returning to court as prosecutors plan major announcement
By Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say they are planning a major announcement in their investigation of the suspected serial murders of a group of women whose bodies were found strewn along a coastal highway near Long Island's Gilgo Beach. The...
Pacific Northwest hunkers down for ice and freezing rain, while other US regions also battle cold
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parts of the Pacific Northwest were under an ice storm warning through Wednesday morning, threatening to add to the damage brought by a powerful winter storm that hit the region over the weekend.Area of southwest...
TVA Asks Customers to Conserve Power Amid High Demand
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. — Heavy snow and bitter cold temperatures are creating record high demand for electricity across the Southeast region. As a result, the Tennessee Valley Authority is asking customers to be aware of their power consumption, specifically between 6...
Amazon’s Twitch cuts more than 500 jobs attempting to turn expensive platform profitable
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable. Twitch CEO Dan...
For consumers shopping for an EV, new rules mean fewer models qualify for a tax credit
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — U.S. consumers looking to get a tax credit on an electric vehicle purchase have fewer models to choose from under new rules that limit the countries where automakers can buy battery parts and minerals — a potential...
States with big climate goals strip local power to block green projects
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JOHN HANNA Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Clean energy developers had planned a 75-turbine wind farm in mid-Michigan’s Montcalm County before local voters shot down the idea in 2022 and recalled seven local officials who had supported...
No joke: Feds are banning humorous electronic messages on highways
By Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — It’s no joke. Humorous and quirky messages on electronic signs will soon disappear from highways and freeways across the country. The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has given states two years to implement all the changes...
Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in an immigration court in Miami with their three young children. Through an interpreter, they asked a judge to give them...
Trump wins Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, while DeSantis takes second ahead of Haley. Follow live updates
By The Associated Press undefined Former President Donald Trump has won Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming in second.Trump's victory on Monday night gives him a strong start in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential...
Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect returning to court as prosecutors plan major announcement
By Associated Press RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say they are planning a major announcement in their investigation of the suspected serial murders of a group of women whose bodies were found strewn along a coastal highway near Long Island's Gilgo Beach. The...