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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Lexington mother is being charged with offering her boyfriend sex acts with her then-12-year-old daughter for money.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship will spend a year behind bars — if that — in the wake of an explosion at a mine in southern West Virginia that killed 29 miners in 2010.

PEMBROKE, Ky. (AP) — The Christian County Sheriff’s Department has released the identities of two bodies found inside a badly burned car discovered in a field near Pembroke.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin will make his first budget request to the state’s General Assembly on Jan. 26.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife is accepting donated Christmas trees after the holidays to use as underwater habitat for fish.

(Frankfort, Ky.) – Kentucky State Police Post 12 is investigating a complaint of a man who may have been in possession of a gun at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHR) Building.

MT. VERNON, Ky. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a fire at the Rockcastle County Detention Center that caused some inmates and staff to be treated for smoke inhalation.

Issues Five Executive Orders

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, said she prayed for those who disagreed with her and feels the pace of social change has “awakened” Christians across the country.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Heading into the holiday season, state officials say traffic deaths on Kentucky roadways are up from a year ago.

U.S. Average Gas Prices Falling Below $2 Per Gallon for the First Time Since 2009

Petition states final rule drastically differs from proposed rule

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) – The Kentucky State Police request a unique Christmas gift from Kentuckians this year. They are asking for the gift of life. Simply put, they want motorists to wear their seat belts every time they get in their vehicle.

HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Supporters in Harlan have honored the winner of this season’s “The Voice” competition with a hometown parade and the key to the city.

EDGEWOOD, Ky. (AP) — An outbreak of whooping cough has health officials in northern Kentucky urging people to get vaccinated against the disease.