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A UPS cargo plane’s left wing caught fire and an engine fell off just before it crashed and exploded after takeoff in Kentucky, a federal investigator said Wednesday, offering the first official details about a disaster that killed at least 11 people, including a child. CBC | World News
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Kentucky nurse gives CPR to drunk baby raccoon trapped in a dumpster
When Misty Combs found the tiny critter drunk on fermented peaches, and drowning in a dumpster, she knew she had to try to save it. CBC | World News
Read More »2 women killed, suspect dead in Kentucky church shooting, police say
Two women died on Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. CBC | World News
Read More »Journalism wins the Preakness two weeks after finishing 2nd in the Kentucky Derby
Journalism won the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, coming from behind down the stretch make good on the lofty expectations of being the favourite in the middle leg of the Triple Crown two weeks after finishing second to Sovereignty in the Kentucky Derby. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Severe storms sweep through Kentucky, killing at least 14 people, after tornado batters Missouri
At least 14 people were killed overnight in Kentucky in the wake of severe storms, and the death toll is expected to rise, Gov. Andy Beshear said on Saturday, after the dangerous weather system ripped across the state and neighbouring Missouri, spawning tornadoes. CBC | World News
Read More »Sovereignty reigns in 151st Kentucky Derby, outduelling favourite Journalism in the slop
Sovereignty outduelled 3-1 favourite Journalism down the stretch to win the 151st Kentucky Derby in the slop on Saturday in Louisville, Ky. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Kentucky sheriff charged in fatal shooting of judge inside courthouse chambers
A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. CBC | World News
Read More »14th-seeded Oakland shocks No. 3 Kentucky, advancing in NCAA men’s tournament for 1st time ever
Jack Gohlke made 10 3-pointers and 14th-seeded Oakland delivered the first true shock of this year’s March Madness, beating third-seeded Kentucky 80-76 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »UAW strike takes biggest step yet with shutdown of Ford’s massive Kentucky plant
The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit’s Big Three automakers, shutting down Ford’s largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis. CBC | World News
Read More »24 Hours Before Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin’s Defeat, Donald Trump Pleaded, ‘You Can’t Let That Happen To Me’
On Monday night, Donald Trump appeared in Lexington, Kentucky, to hold a campaign rally for Republican Governor Matt Bevin, a close Trump ally. In his speech at the rally, Trump shifted the focus to himself, as if he were on the ballot. According to NBC News, Trump told his supporters that if they could not bring him a Bevin victory, ...
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