WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Associated Press is reporting that the Trump administration has sent to letters to more than 500 hospitals around the country, including eight in Kentucky, warning them that they could be taken to court for failing to disclose price information to the public. The letters go on to warn each hospital that its faces up to $2 million in fines each year if it doesn’t comply with cost transparency requirements. The letters are an effort to help consumers make more informed decisions about their health care spending, by letting them know the cost of procedures beforehand. Among […]

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Daviess County sex offender is facing charges in Pike County for allegedly failing to keep authorities apprised of his address. Benjamin Alexander Simmons, 54, of Owensboro, is now facing a charge of failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements. That charge carries a sentence of up to five years in prison, if he is convicted. Simmons pleaded guilty in 2024 to first-degree sexual abuse and meth possession and was given a three-year sentence. According to the sex offender registry, the victim in the case was 3 years old. He had given his last address as […]

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by RODERICK MULLINS Sitting on land that was once a strip mine operation just outside the town of Wise, Va., is Lonesome Pine Airport, an airport facility that stands as an example of what mined land reclamation can do. The airport serves as a gateway to our region. Yet, for almost 11 years, a promise made to one of our most storied native sons — U2 pilot and Cold War figure Francis Gary Powers — remains unfinished business, marked only by silence and an empty space where a tribute should be. What began as a celebratory initiative 11 years ago […]

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Department practiced advanced water rescue skills at Breaks Interstate Park.

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Partnership will help both organizations support veteran families.

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