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Funeral plans announced for Kentucky civil rights leader P.G. Peeples

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 News Now) — Just over two weeks after the passing of prominent Kentucky civil rights activist P.G. Peeples, his family has announced funeral arrangements. Both the visitation and funeral will be held Monday at First Baptist Church of Bracktown in Lexington, located near Leestown Road...
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Longest serving executive director of Kentucky Housing Corporation, retired F. Lynn Luallen, dies at...

The Kentucky Housing Corporation is mourning the passing this week of its longest-serving executive director, F. Lynn Luallen, who died at the age of 88 and is considered by many to be the father of affordable housing in the state.
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10 Kentucky Restaurants Are So Quirky They Deserve A Spot On Your Weekend List

Kentucky doesn’t do “normal” dining. It leans weird. Proudly. You’ll sit down for a meal and suddenly feel like you’ve stepped into a story someone forgot to finish writing. One place serves comfort food with a side of pure chaos energy. Another looks like a...
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Cynics at Fringe of Arkansas Fan Base Not Going to Get What They Want...

Razorbacks may win, but it will require tough fight that could come down to Hogs' last swing
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KY soprano who worked with John Jacob Niles, had connection to Thomas Merton, dies

Jacqueline Roberts, a Kentucky-born soprano — who collaborated with composer and folk balladeer John Jacob Niles , working with him as he set poetry by Trappist monk Thomas Merton to music — has died. Roberts, 92, a former resident of Gratz Park in Lexington, died March 3 in Gainesville, Fla., according to her obituary
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: A few severe storms possible before the summer feel

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Scattered showers and storms will cross the area this evening, and a few of those could be severe. This is ahead of some summer like temperatures starting Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely this evening with a few storms being on the strong to severe...
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See how Carson’s Back Porch is different from its other restaurants

In our Inside Look stories, Herald-Leader journalists take you inside places around Lexington and Kentucky that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. A new, “upscale, approachable” concept from the owners of one of Lexington’s most popular restaurants is about to open in
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Japanese church plant a first in Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (KT) — When John Livingston went to Japan in 1987 to be an English teacher, serving the Lord and ministering to people was not on his agenda. But God began to give him a burden and heart for the Japanese people, and after years of ministry in Oregon, he and his wife have planted the first Japanese church
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Family seeks help finding Lexington teen missing since Wednesday

The family of a missing 18-year-old Lexington high school student is asking the public for help finding her. Ghadeer Alnaseeraldin has been missing since Wednesday, her 18th birthday, when her father, Maithim Aal Nasseeruldeen, said she left home to get on the school bus. “She said goodbye,” he said. “They say she neve
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Ky. to hold ceremony honoring game wardens who died in the line of duty

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The public is invited for a memorial ceremony at 11 a.m. (EDT) on Monday to honor Kentucky game wardens who have died in the line of duty. The second week of May is designated National Police Week. Relatives, state officials and representatives from the Kentucky...

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