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UK Routs Clarion by 65
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Last Updated: 12:01 AM 11/07/09 - John Wall scored 27 points in his collegiate debut and No. 4 Kentucky rolled past Clarion 117-52 on Friday night. - (Full Story)

WV Final Week; OH & KY Playoff Scores (11/6)
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Last Updated: 12:20 AM 11/07/09 - Ashland lost in the first round of the high school football playoffs. Cabell Midland spoiled Hurricane's playoff chances. - (Full Story)
Waldenbooks to Close in Ashland
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Last Updated: 2:24 PM 11/06/09 - Waldenbooks is closing 200 of its mall stores, including the store in the Ashland Town Center Mall. (Full Story)
Coal Forum Taking Place in Lexington, Ky.
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Last Updated: 9:12 PM 11/05/09 - Experts are meeting in central Kentucky to discuss the importance of coal in the state's past, present and future. (Full Story)
Your Weekend Ahead (11/5)
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Last Updated: 9:02 PM 11/05/09 - Check out some fun activities happening in and around our region this weekend. (Full Story)
Pandemic Flu Training Open to Public in Ashland
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Last Updated: 1:23 PM 11/05/09 - The Ashland-Boyd County Catlettsburg Medical Reserve Corps is hosting "Citizen Ready Pandemic Influenza Training" on Thursday night. (Full Story)
It's a 'Christmas' Tree in Kentucky Again
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Last Updated: 12:59 PM 11/05/09 - A spokeswoman for Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tall decorated tree on the Kentucky Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. (Full Story)
Eastern Kentucky Farmers Battling Birds
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Last Updated: 10:56 AM 11/05/09 - Some farmers in eastern Kentucky say their crops are being consumed in the fields by huge flocks of birds. (Full Story)
Former Assistant High School Volleyball Coach Faces Sex-Related Charges
Last Updated: 10:54 AM 11/05/09 - A team trip to Lexington has left a former Phelps High School Assistant Volleyball Coach facing sex-related charges. (Full Story)
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear Says State Needs to Act on Expanded Gambling
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Last Updated: 10:40 PM 11/04/09 - Gov. Steve Beshear says now's the time for Kentucky to act on approving expanded gambling, a day after Ohio voters approved casinos in four cities. (Full Story)
Three Names for Boyd Judge Sent to Governor
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Last Updated: 4:16 PM 11/04/09 - A nominating panel has sent Gov. Steve Beshear the names of three candidates to fill a judicial opening in Kentucky's 32nd Judicial District, which covers Boyd County. (Full Story)
Election Results in for Pike County Alcohol Sales
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Last Updated: 8:04 PM 11/03/09 - One town will be able to sell alcohol, another will remain dry in Pike County, Ky. after Tuesday's election. (Full Story)
Wet-Dry Elections Tuesday in Pike County
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Last Updated: 9:45 AM 11/03/09 - Both Elkhorn City and Coal Run are having wet-dry elections on Tuesday. (Full Story)
Prestonsburg Smoking Ban Takes Effect
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Last Updated: 9:44 AM 11/03/09 - If you want to smoke in Prestonsburg, you'll have to do it outside or at home. (Full Story)
DECISION 2009: Ohio & Kentucky General Election Results
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Check out all of the results from Tuesday's general election. (Full Story)
IN DEPTH: Wet vs. Dry Issue in Eastern Kentucky Boiling Down to Economics
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Last Updated: 11:15 PM 11/02/09 - In two Pike County, Ky., communities -- Elkhorn City and Coal Run Village -- the wet vs. dry question is the only issue on Tuesday's ballot. Many believe that the moral fight against alcohol is giving way these days way to the economic need to survive.
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New Regional Flu Center Opens in Pikeville, Ky.
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Last Updated: 6:56 PM 11/02/09 - Quick flu diagnosis and treatment is the name of the game for a local hospital when it comes to swine flu. They're fast-tracking patients through a separate location. (Full Story)
JC, Ashland Hosting 5A 1st Round Games
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Last Updated: 5:49 PM 11/02/09 - Ashland (9-1) and Johnson Central (6-4) will host games this week in the Kentucky high school football playoffs. (Full Story)
Gillispie Pleads Guilty to DUI Charge
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Last Updated: 4:25 PM 11/02/09 - Gillispie entered the plea Monday in Anderson County, Ky. and received the maximum fine for a first-time offense. (Full Story)
Time to Fall Back
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Last Updated: 12:49 AM 11/02/09 - This week we go back to standard time. Most people set their clocks back one hour Saturday night to enjoy that extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. (Full Story)
MSU Drops UK to 1-4 in SEC
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Last Updated: 10:23 PM 10/31/09 - Anthony Dixon rushed for two touchdowns and a school-record 252 yards as Mississippi State kept its bowl hopes alive by outlasting Kentucky 31-24. (Full Story)
Camels Drop Morehead to 2-7
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Last Updated: 8:18 PM 10/31/09 - Harrison Jordan scored two touchdowns to help Campbell to a 31-22 win over Morehead State on Saturday. (Full Story)
Week 11's HS Football Scores
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Last Updated: 11:00 PM 11/02/09 - Spring Valley beat Nitro, while Ashland and Ironton continue to roll. (Full Story)
Your Weekend Ahead (10/30)
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Last Updated: 5:05 PM 10/30/09 - Check out some fun things to do in and around our region this weekend. (Full Story)
Paul Blazer High School Tagged with Profane Graffiti, Rivalry Suspected
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Last Updated: 6:46 PM 10/30/09 - Custodial crews at Paul Blazer High School in Ashland, Ky. are spending Friday trying to scrub profanity off the walls of the high school’s campus. (Full Story)
Surviving Unemployment: A Labor of Love
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Last Updated: 11:43 PM 10/29/09 - Unemployment continues to rise- the latest numbers show more than 15-million American’s are jobless. It’s a position one local entrepreneur found herself in just last year, but instead of wallowing, she began writing. (Full Story)
Inmate Dies After Shooting in Prison
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Last Updated: 11:41 AM 10/30/09 - An inmate at the Big Sandy Federal Penitentiary has died after he was shot by a guard at the facility. (Full Story)
Stimulus Money Available for Kentucky Farmers
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Last Updated: 9:59 PM 10/29/09 - Gov. Steve Beshear says $850,000 in federal stimulus money is now available to Kentucky farmers for projects to improve energy efficiency. (Full Story)
Drug Crackdown in Eastern Kentucky Nets More Than 500
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Last Updated: 2:38 PM 10/30/09 - Kentucky State Police say more than 500 people were arrested. WEB EXTRA: see names of the people arrested (Full Story)
UK, WVU in Preseason Top 10
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Last Updated: 2:24 PM 10/29/09 - Kentucky (4th), West Virginia (8th) and Ohio State (16th) are making waves in The Associated Press' preseason college basketball poll. (Full Story)
12th Swine Flu Death Reported in Kentucky
Last Updated: 2:02 PM 10/29/09 - Madison County Health Department officials told the Richmond Register on Thursday that a 59-year-old man died from complications caused by the virus. (Full Story)
Arrests Made in String of Drug Store Burglaries
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Last Updated: 3:35 PM 10/29/09 - Three people are facing charges after a string of pharmacy break-ins in Lousia, Ky. (Full Story)
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