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House panel backs bargaining for public employees

Mar 11, 2010 7:20 pm

FRANKFORT, Ky. ? The House Labor and Industry Committee approved a bill Thursday that would give employees of state and local governments and school boards the right to collective bargaining.

Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in 4 years

Mar 11, 2010 5:11 pm

RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February grew 6 percent from a year ago, the smallest annual increase in four years.

Bust of still largest in years in Bell County

Mar 11, 2010 4:34 pm

Police say they found more than 100 gallons of whiskey and 500 gallons of mash, from which the alcohol is made.

Regional News for Eastern Kentucky from PikevilleHospital.org

Gas altering summer travel plans

Jun 20, 2008 8:17 pm

PIKEVILLE - Gasoline prices have many area residents altering their summer travel plans.Driving an automobile these days is expensive, and as such, requires close management of gasoline consumption.&q...

Hatfield-McCoy Marathon: TAKE TWO - Engle wins for second straight year

Jun 20, 2008 8:07 pm

The Medical Leader / JOSHUA BALL ON THE RUN: A record 428 runners from 38 states, Canada and Great Britain participated in the ninth-annual Hatfield-McCoy Marathon on June 14. (Bottom) Kasten Br...

Hospital employee runs race: Sanders completes 26-mile marathon for second time

Jun 20, 2008 7:59 pm

SandersGOODY - Alan Sanders lives life on the run - literally. During the day, Sanders serves as a member of Pikeville Medical Center's maintenance team. After work, it isn't unusual seeing San...

Protecting your skin is essential: Common sense best approach, says Lavendar

Jun 20, 2008 7:56 pm

Lavendar PIKEVILLE - Dr. Timothy Lavender agrees that the summer months are meant to enjoy outdoor activities.With the summer comes scorching temperatures - and sunburns - and Lavender, a dermat...

Area gears up for RAM: Brock expects more than 1,000 for expedition

Jun 20, 2008 7:52 pm

The Medical Leader / TEDDY PAYNTER READY FOR RAM: Stan Brock and members of RAM visited Pike County officials on Wednesday and looked over the site for the upcoming expedition, which is set for ...

County, schools going GREEN: Pike County Central students collect 500 pounds of trash

Jun 13, 2008 4:34 pm

PROMOTING RECYCLING: Pike County Central High School held its first recycling pick up on June 3. Pictured are: Pike Central teacher Jaime Layne, Pike Central Principal David Rowe, Don Combs, Cha...

Shred-ALL rep becomes authorized compliance toolkit provider

Jun 13, 2008 4:27 pm

PIKEVILLE - Shred- ALL Documents has announced that Tracy Syck is one of a limited number of information security professionals nationwide to be authorized as a distributor for a new Information Destr...

Science Center introduces 4 new laser shows

Jun 13, 2008 3:54 pm

PRESTONSBURG - Combining state-of-the-art laser display to music, the East Kentucky Science Center has turned its laser show into its niche.The 85-seat planetarium is a dome-shaped structure that tran...

EKSC hopes to get inside your head: Center's brain exhibit a big hit

Jun 13, 2008 3:51 pm

The Medical Leader / JOSHUA BALL ONE MEAN MACHINE: The Chronos Star Projector provides cutting-edge technology for the state-ofthe- art planetarium at the East Kentucky Science Center. The devi...

Training tomorrow's doctors today: Pikeville College hosts PEPP program participants, group to shadow at PMC

Jun 13, 2008 3:38 pm

PIKEVILLE - High School students from all over the state have flocked into Pikeville to participate in Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine's Professional Education Preparation Program (PC...

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North Korea, U.N. will put Obama to the test

Apr 9, 2009 12:40 pm

CHICAGO TRIBUNE Hours after North Korea dared to launch a long-range rocket in defiance of world pressure, President Barack Obama issued a warning. "Rules must be binding," he said, a refe...

Local News for Western Kentucky from bgdailynews.com

ALIVE Center under new leadership

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

The Western Kentucky University ALIVE Center for Community Partnerships announced Wednesday that it is under new leadership and has added two staff members. Leah Ashwill, the center’s commu...

Board agrees to extend school year by three days

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

The Bowling Green Independent Board of Education agreed Wednesday to extend the school year by three days this spring because of snow days, setting the last day of school for students May 26 and the l...

BG has eyes on Google network

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

Google fever is spreading across the country like a viral video. The city of Topeka, Kan., renamed itself Google for the month of March, and Sarasota, Fla., renamed City Island, Google Island. The ma...

Another WKU tuition increase possible

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

Western Kentucky University would get one construction project bonded by the state if the House version of a two-year spending plan is approved by the Senate. The universities, including WKU, would s...

Warren spared, Butler not, in bill

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

In the $17.5 billion budget and separate road plan approved by the House, southcentral Kentucky would get nearly $11 million in water and sewer projects and $379 million in ...

Families make road trips feel like home

Mar 11, 2010 5:50 pm

One year, during the high school girls’ Sweet Sixteen tournament, the numbers started peeling off a girl’s jersey while she was playing. Enter Bowling Green resident Becky Tomblin...

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Senate panel makes changes to 'Amanda's Bill'

Mar 11, 2010 5:09 pm

FRANKFORT A Senate panel made significant changes to a bill Thursday that would allow judges to order electronic tracking devices to protect some victims in domestic violence cases.

Grayson highlights Paul's 'strange ideas' in new ad

Mar 11, 2010 4:56 pm

Republican Secretary of State Trey Grayson has launched his sharpest attack yet on GOP opponent Rand Paul in Kentuckys U.S. Senate race. Grayson is running a new TV ad that highlights Pauls strange id...

Gas leak occurs on South Limestone in Lexington

Mar 11, 2010 3:05 pm

An area of South Limestone near the University of Kentucky campus was temporarily closed and businesses evacuated Thursday morning after construction crews struck a gas line, causing a leak.

Missouri legislature considering allowing horse slaughterhouse

Mar 11, 2010 1:36 pm

The Missouri legislature is considering legislation that would circumvent federal law regulating horse slaughter. Check Lu-Ann's Kentucky News Review for more information.

Gray, Newberry exchange barbs about CentrePointe at forum

Mar 11, 2010 11:44 am

The "big hole" in the middle of Lexington that was cleared for the stalled CentrePointe pr

Expert on multiple myeloma to speak at UK Friday

Mar 11, 2010 8:54 am

The University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center and Jessamine County businessman R.J. Corman

Clay County judge, judge-executive took part in vote fraud, judge finds

Mar 11, 2010 8:54 am

FRANKFORT The current circuit judge and judge-executive in Clay County, along with other pr

Corps suspends work on part of Wolf Creek Dam project

Mar 11, 2010 8:54 am

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suspended repair work Wednesday on a critical area of Wolf Creek D

You can be the checks and balance for foster children

Mar 11, 2010 8:54 am

I volunteer quarterly with the Church Under the Bridge to feed the hungry.I've donated my tim

Maner weeps after court upholds judgment against Fayette schools

Mar 11, 2010 8:54 am

The Kentucky Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review the Carol Lynne Maner sex-abuse case, lettin