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LOUISVILLE, KY Metro Police are investigating a double homicide in Louisville's Portland neighborhood.

The following defendants were named in indictments returned Friday by a Boyd County grand jury: - Michael L. Eason, 23, of Summit, charged with theft.

Wolfpen Woods Pioneer Village, together with Kentucky Chautauqua, will present Atta kul kulla: Cherokee Peace Chief at 6 p.m. Friday.

One of the former Ashland Police Department officers who left the force after being implicated in a 2005 sex scandal and who subsequently sued the city, the police department and others has been charged with felony child abuse and domestic violence.

A program that provides summer jobs for economically disadvantaged youths received a major boost this year from the federal government's economic stimulus package.

I had the day off Monday and was determined to do something fun and completely unrelated to work.

Portions of this story may be offensive to some readers. Elliott County Jailer Charles Howard took the witness stand Friday and denied raping a woman he transported to the Boyd County Detention Center.

Elliott County Jailer Charles Howard gave two vastly differing statements to a Kentucky State Police detective investigating an allegation that Howard had raped a female prisoner while transporting her to jail.

Let people vote on superintendent In reading the June 16 Independent, I was amazed to learn that only two people had applied to fill the vacancy on the Boyd County Board of Education.

Memories spanned many years Saturday as Sarah Robinette revisited the thoughts and concerns of a young girl at summer camp during Boyd County's celebration of a century of 4-H in Kentucky.

A link to the Kentucky News Review is available throughout the day on Kentucky.com, under the Find It Now tab, in the black navigation bar above.

In what many said was a vivid illustration of the harsh economic times the nation and region are experiencing, hundreds showed up at Kyova Tri-State Mall on Thursday looking for work.

For the third year in a row, seven University of Louisville students have been selected as Fulbright scholars.

Six University of Louisville students and a recent graduate will travel abroad this year to teach and conduct research as Fulbright scholars.