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“He didn't deserve what happened.”

SLANNEN@HERALD-LEADER.COM , SHOPKINS@HERALD-LEADER.COM Life swirled around Sonya Taylor on Friday night. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“This bill makes all 120 counties in Kentucky a destination for outdoor adventure tourism.”

Tourists looking for outdoor adventures may now enjoy parts of Kentucky like never before. via WKYT-TV Lexington

“It didn't turn out to be hard. I just played it.”

Alex Cooper and other members of the Iroquois Middle School orchestra could hardly believe it when they received a distinguished rating during a recent assessment by music educators. via The Courier-Journal

“It's nice during the summer, but when it does this, it makes you wonder”

Three days after heavy rains inundated Central Kentucky, residents in this northern Woodford County community were still dealing with its effects. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“It clearly removes any doubt as to Greg's ability to raise money and his willingness to invest significantly in his own campaign effort”

Democrat Greg Fischer reported more than $1 million in contributions in the first 2 1/2 months of his U.S. Senate campaign - an amount bolstered by $510,000 the businessman pitched in from his own bank account, ... via Lexington Herald-Leader

“But an overly harsh punishment would be detrimental to their future. It may destroy any redemptive value of these gentlemen.”

Two teens convicted of attacking and shooting several horses in eastern Kentucky have been sentenced to six months in jail. via WHAS-TV Louisville

“We sort of had the attitude that hay is cheap”

Ample rains could mean a bountiful hay crop in Kentucky later this summer, and succulent spring grass is popping up in farm fields for horses and cattle to eat until the hay is ready. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“You can go to any fire station anywhere and they're family.”

Rick Larkins stepped down after 15 years as chief of the Highview Fire District, but he didn't step down very far. via The Courier-Journal

Yes No Property transfers Property transfers for week of March 17 to March 21: - Lot 11, Unit 2 on West Hampton, Robert Lewis Lootens to Kathie Link Lootens, dissolution of marriage. via Winchester Sun

“This is not a decision made lightly”

The Lexington Herald-Leader will eliminate five full-time positions in its packaging center, publisher and president Timothy M. Kelly announced Saturday. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“That's the reason, the wind got so big, a lot of sets on it, a lot of them burned together, creating one big fire”

A huge forest fire is burning across two Eastern Kentucky counties and officials say it's the work of arsonists. via WKYT-TV Lexington

Easter egg hunts usually are fun affairs, but the Kentucky State Police version meant trouble for some allegedly impaired drivers.

'Operation Egg Hunt' was a Saturday night crackdown on driving under the influence in Pike, Laurel and Muhlenberg counties. Police say violations have been especially high in those aeas.

Highway checkpoints with troopers, canine units and drug recognition specialists produced 108 citations with twenty-four arrests.

Fourteen arrests were for driving under the influence of drugs, six for driving under the influence of alcohol. Read more

A 74-year-old Lexington woman who was thrown from a horse-drawn carriage Friday afternoon died on Saturday.

Elizabeth Lampton, one of the owners of Elmendorf Farm, was pronounced dead about 2:45 p.m.

On Friday, four people were riding in a carriage at Elmendorf Farm on Paris Pike about 3 p.m. when the horse pulling the carriage got spooked, slamming the carriage into a small tree and through a fence, police said. All four passengers were ejected from the carriage.

Lampton received severe injuries and was transported to University of Kentucky Hospital. Another woman had a broken leg. Two other passengers were uninjured, police said. Elizabeth and her husband, Dinwiddie Lampton Jr., have owned Elmendorf Farm since 1997. Read more

A precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for Kentucky American Water customers in western Scott County and north of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing plant. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“For all the problems the drought has caused, we can't make them up in one big swoop”

Kentucky farmers, still suffering the effects of last year's bad weather, will get $8.15 million in help under a new state program.

Gov. Steve Beshear, Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer and state lawmakers announced the Kentucky Agricultural Relief Effort on Thursday to help farmers recover from the severe freeze in April, followed by four months of severe drought.

'Farming is always a challenging occupation. Some years are more challenging than others; 2007 was one of those years,' Beshear said. Read more

“If they offer bargains, that's going to draw crowds. If they price things too high, people won't like it.”

U.S. 23 becomes latest to offer a highway of great bargains It had to happen: After the success of giant yard sales along first U.S. 127 in central Kentucky and then U.S. 60 in Carter and now other counties, a ... via Independent

“They're the original from when they were adopted”

It's still flu season Flu vaccine makers have to guess nearly a year in advance, which strains of flu viruses will hit before creating their formula. via Sentinel News

“Every day someone calls and complains.”

Reading group in the works Do you enjoy a good book? Would you love to have a chance to talk to others who're reading the same book? Well, you may soon get that chance. via Central KY News Journal

“Fifty years from now, people are going to rely on these photos to know what downtown looked like.”

The Lexington History Museum announced last week that it will document each building in downtown Lexington with photographs and a brief history.

The project had been discussed by museum officials, but it took on new urgency when a 40-story hotel and condominium development was announced last week. The development would take the entire block on West Main Street where the Woolworth store once stood.

'We want to have documentation because if the hotel goes in, there will be tremendous changes in downtown,' said Jamie Millard, museum consulting trustee. Read more

“We're getting really close to where we need to be to bring these trees back into the forest.”

The nearly extinct American chestnut tree, once known as 'the Redwood of the East,' may be taking root for a triumphant return to its native range. via The Courier-Journal