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Eastern Kentucky community ‘forever changed’ after 3 officers shot dead in Floyd County

Local officials on Sunday recounted the fatal shooting that left three law enforcement officers dead on Thursday. It was called “the deadliest law enforcement death event in Kentucky” since 1923 by Ross Shurtleff, deputy chief of Prestonsburg police.

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Appeals judge denies request by Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron that would have again halted abortions

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky Court of Appeals judge has denied a motion by Attorney General Daniel Cameron in a lawsuit over the state’s abortion laws, a move that will allow abortions to continue for now.

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‘They encountered pure hell.’ Sheriff says man who killed Kentucky cops opened fire without warning

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Police who went to a home in a small eastern Kentucky town to investigate an alleged rape ran into a storm of bullets in which three officers died and several others were injured, according to local officials.

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What we know about the Kentucky mass shooting

"[The alleged shooter] was a sheer terrorist ... he was just a terrorist on a mission,” the sheriff said.

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3 police officers were killed in Kentucky by a suspect with a rifle

Police took 49-year-old Lance Storz into custody late Thursday night after an hourslong standoff at a home in Allen, a small town in the hills of Appalachia.

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Kentucky man shoots 6 officers, killing 2

Two law enforcement officers were killed, and four other officers were shot Thursday night after a man barricaded in his home opened fire with a rifle in Allen, Kentucky, a rural town so small that it lacks its own police force, authorities said.

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2 police officers killed in Kentucky by suspect with rifle

Two officers were killed when a man opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in eastern Kentucky Thursday night

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

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US judges halt abortion bans in Kentucky and Florida

Courts block conservative states from enforcing bans as abortion rights groups push for injunctions after fall of Roe.

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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s trigger law banning abortions. Procedure can continue for now

A Louisville judge has blocked enforcement of Kentucky’s trigger law banning nearly all abortions, permitting licensed providers to continue offering the procedure until at least next week.

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Kentucky judge blocks two anti-abortion laws from going into effect after Supreme Court ruling

A judge granted a temporary restraining order to stop enforcement of state’s ‘trigger’ law and six-week ban

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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban

A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state’s near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

Biden cut anti-abortion deal with Mitch

"This is some bullsh*t," said Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker, calling it a "complete slap in the face"

Salon

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.

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2022 will feature the most abortion-related ballot measures on record; Campaigns respond to Dobbs

There will be at least five abortion-related ballot measures in 2022, including the first two ballot measures to provide explicit state constitutional rights related to abortion. On June 27, the California State Legislature passed a constitutional amendment, bringing the total to five – the most on record for a single…

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John Clay: Never mind the skill stars, Kentucky football’s 2022 fate will be decided up front

Kentucky football’s fanatical followers probably peg the Wildcats’ 2022 chances on Will Levis’ arm, Chris Rodriguez’s status, Wan’Dale Robinson’s replacement and strengthening a shaky secondary.

WEKU

The Supreme Court's abortion ruling shifts legal battles to state courts

Judges temporarily blocked abortion bans Monday in Louisiana and Utah, while abortion rights advocates challenged laws in Texas, Idaho, Kentucky and Mississippi.

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It’s time for US small businesses to care about mental health

A recent survey and a legal case in Kentucky highlight the necessity for providing additional health benefits

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‘An unspoken epidemic’: Homicide rate increase for Black women rivals that of Black men

Five Black women and girls were killed each day in 2020, most of them with guns. Gender violence must be at the center of the gun debate, advocates say

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PHOTOS: Jabari Smith, Tari Eason, TyTy Washington Jr. drafted by Rockets

Thursday was a banner night for Auburn’s Jabari Smith, LSU’s Tari Eason, and Kentucky’s TyTy Washington Jr., who were drafted in the NBA’s 2022 first round by the Rockets.

The Independent UK

Owners of candle factory damaged in tornado plan expansion

The company that operated a Kentucky candle factory leveled by a deadly tornado last winter is planning to ramp up production

Daily Mirror

Brit scuba instructor stuck in US hospital after suffering stroke and nearly drowning

Gareth Crouth, 42, suffered a stroke which led him to fall into a swimming pool and nearly drown while visiting a friend in Kentucky, in the US, last week

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Northumberland family desperate to raise funds to bring scuba instructor home - 'nightmare' stroke and swimming pool accident left him stranded in US hospital

Gareth Crouth is in hospital in the States after suffering horrific injuries while visiting friends in Kentucky. Without insurance, it'll cost thousands to bring him home.

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John Clay: Is there more anticipation for UK football than UK basketball?

We might be experiencing one of those rare summer occurrences in the Bluegrass, one in which there is more anticipation for the upcoming University of Kentucky football season than the UK basketball season.

The Independent UK

GOP candidates undeterred after rival wins Trump endorsement

Kentucky gubernatorial hopeful Ryan Quarles is doubling down on his grassroots Republican strategy

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