Author name: Bill Stephens

Prestonsburg, Ky. – (October 21, 2015) – The Kentucky Department for Natural Resources (DNR) and the Kentucky Coal Association (KCA) jointly presented awards to local companies for exemplary mine safety or outstanding reclamation practices on coal mining operations.

(FRANKFORT, KY) — Twenty-five civilian employees were honored today by the Kentucky State Police at a ceremony highlighting their performance and public service during the past year.

Governor Steve Beshear today formally presented $3.9 million in federal funding to spur further development of the much-anticipated Riverfront Commons Trail in Covington.

‘I’m encouraged to see both [ONDCP Director Botticelli] and the President engaged and proposing certain steps that my home state of Kentucky has embraced.’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01) voted Wednesday evening in support of H.R. 692, the Default Prevention Act, which would provide the Secretary of the Treasury the authority to ensure the United States never misses a debt payment and that Social Security benefits are paid in full and on time.

PADUCAH, Ky. – The Rayovac FLW Series is headed to Paducah and the Ohio River Oct. 29-31 when 200 boaters and co-anglers will take to the water for the Rayovac FLW Series Championship.

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes encourages Kentucky voters to prepare for the Nov. 3 General Election by taking advantage of online services to verify their polling places, view sample ballots and research candidates.

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Police say a man who ran from a traffic stop shot an officer in the chest and then barricaded himself inside a home for more than five hours.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — An attorney has disputed charges filed last month against a University of Kentucky law student who operated a drone that crashed inside Commonwealth Stadium before the Wildcats’ season-opening football game against Louisiana-Lafayette.

CUMBERLAND, Ky. — Kingdom Come State Park is planning a volunteer work day on Oct. 31 from 1-3 p.m.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors’ third-quarter profit fell slightly, but the company rode strong North American sales to overcome $1.5 billion in costs from its deadly ignition switch recall.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 20, 2015) – Governor Steve Beshear today called on lawmakers and Kentucky’s future leaders to adopt new recommendations for schools, public agencies and communities to stop youth bullying.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Republican Governors Association has purchased more than $1 million worth of ads in the final two weeks of Kentucky’s competitive governor’s race.

MAYSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The mayor of a small town in northern Kentucky says two adults and three children have been killed in a fire at a set of apartment buildings.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The director of West Virginia’s mine safety office says there is a growing substance abuse problem among miners.