Federal District Court Halts Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors, Rules in Favor of Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee

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Protesters outside of the Oklahoma Capitol gather against vaccine mandates - Editorial stock photo by Nathan Weisser

FRANKFORT, KY – On Tuesday, November 30, 2021 a federal district court  granted Attorney General Cameron's request to halt the the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for federal contractors until the case can be fully litigated in court.  The preliminary injunction, issued in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, stops the mandate from taking effect in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.

Kentucky State Police Post 10 Traffic Safety Checkpoint Announcement

HARLAN, KY – The Kentucky State Police would like to offer periodic reminders to drivers who travel our roadways. Our agency strives daily to ensure the safety of the motoring public. Some of these proactive measures include various roadside safety checkpoints and saturating known problematic areas in the district through general patrol tactics.

Suspect with Outstanding Warrants taken into Custody at a Church in Bell County, Kentucky during a Complaint Investigation

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PINEVILLE, KY - The Bell County Sheriff's Department is reporting that on Monday morning November 22, 2021, at approximately 10:20 A.M. while on routine patrol Bell County Deputy Edward F. Dray III was dispatched to Clear Fork Missionary Baptist Church in response to an unknown caller stating that a male suspect was on the premises with a door open, and may have burglarized the church.

Nursing Assistant Sentenced for Murdering Patients

Joint Investigation Showed Medically Stable Patients Died After Being Injected with Unnecessary Insulin at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in West Virginia

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CLARKSBURG,  WV (December 3, 2021) - When eight older patients died at a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, their deaths could have easily been mistaken for natural causes. But something didn’t seem right.

Kentucky State Police Charges Hopkins County Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses

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MADISONVILLE, KY  The Kentucky State Police is reporting that on Thursday, December 2, 2021 the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Ryan A. Hardin, 39, on charges related to child sexual abuse material.

Strangulation arrest during Investigation of an Alleged Assault in Laurel County, Kentucky

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LONDON, KY (December 3, 2021) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Deputy Travis Napier Along with CSO Walter Marker arrested Lawrence Edward Smith age 46 of Corbin on Wednesday evening December 1, 2021 at approximately 6:18 PM.