Press Release: UK Athletics BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As announced by the Southeastern Conference office on Tuesday afternoon, Falemana Tuufui of Kentucky has picked up the SEC Male Freshman of the Week honor, his first on the season. This is the first SEC Freshman of the Week honor for the Wildcats since senior Ryan Merani back in January of 2023.  Tuufui, a native of Briey, France, has been in Kentucky for just under three months and is already making waves in and out of the pool. With three collegiate competitions under his belt, Tuufui has proved to be among the best […]

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INEZ, Ky. — A Lexington woman has been indicted in Martin County after being accused of smuggling drugs into the federal prison during visiting hours by hiding them in her 10-year-old daughter’s pocket. Shakaree Carter, 35, is charged with unlawful transaction with a minor, promoting contraband and possession of marijuana. The incident in question happened in April, but Carter was not indicted until July and not arrested on the indictment warrant until Monday. Court records indicate Carter went to the prison with her daughter to visit Anthony King, and prison staff were keeping an eye on her because they thought […]

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by JONATHAN SHARP Long after the last asbestos plant closed its doors and the military stopped using asbestos in its ships and bases, Kentucky’s veterans, workers, and their families continued to pay the price for their exposure. From factories to the former shipyards that employed thousands of Kentuckians, the toxic legacy of asbestos exposure lives on in the lungs, medical files, and death certificates. Yet, despite decades of evidence that link asbestos exposure to mesothelioma and other chronic conditions, America still operates in the dark. Instead of clear, documented records, we have a “shadow registry of exposure” — a hidden, […]

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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced that he is taking steps to ban the drug 7-Hydroxymitragynine, a derivitive of Kratom.

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Pikeville paid tribute to veterans by hanging banners throughout the city.

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