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The soldiers, part of Task Force Falcon, are closely working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Dam inspectors in the Department for Environmental Protection have watched a number of high hazard dams deteriorate for years.
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Drones equipped with thermal imaging are used to locate people in remote areas around Asheville.
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Kentucky Open Government Coalition co-director Amye Bensenhaver called the Kentucky Supreme Court’s ruling a “monumentally important opinion.”
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McConnell’s PAC reported giving $2,100 (the maximum allowed by state law) on Aug. 20 to each of 95 Republicans running in Kentucky.
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The Murray State University Board of Regents approved a contract Tuesday to help find candidates for the college’s next president.
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Gov. Andy Beshear also said Kentucky must have a cultural shift in how it views domestic and intimate partner violence. 
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Here's the information voters need to know about registering and casting their ballot — whether its early or on Election Day.
Curing dark tobacco leaves in smoke-filled barns is a process that has remained mostly unchanged for decades in Western Kentucky.
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Most Western Kentuckians know that smoke rising from the vents of a tobacco barn isn't a cause for alarm. But newcomers will sometimes call 911 to report trouble.
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The "Moore Safe Nights" program was named for the late Virginia Moore, an advocate for deaf community and pandemic TV favorite.
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