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The governor had made unsubstantiated claims that there were “irregularities” in the election, but never provided any evidence to back them up.

Thomas Jefferson Baugh, who became an electrician after working for a phone company, put the colored lights on the city's tree at Peace Park.

Gov. Matt Bevin requested the recanvass after the election night result showed him losing to Steve Beshear by less than 1 percentage point statewide.

Officials began trapping feral hogs in 2014, but they couldn't keep up with the hogs' rapid reproduction rate; they can have two litters a year with five to 10 piglets, which will themselves be ready to breed in less than a year.

The third annual FriendsGiving features Alonzo Pennington, a popular Kentucky musician who plays a mix of blue, country and Americana music.

The Veterans Day storm left a sheet of ice on many secondary streets and county roads.

The unofficial results of last week’s election showed Beshear defeating Bevin by 5,189 votes, but Bevin has not conceded the race and has not backed up claims that thousands of absentee ballots were improperly counted.

District officials made the call early and announced schools will be closed Tuesday.

Up to 2 inches of snow is expected overnight with winds gusting up to 30 mph.

Temperatures in the region will drop to the mid-30s by 5 p.m. Monday, and an arctic front will push wind chill temperatures to near zero early Tuesday.

The governor has made unsubstantiated claims that there were deeper problems with the election, laying the groundwork for an election contest. That would mean the race would be decided by the Republican-led legislature.