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21 hrs ago | WEHT

2 plead not guilty in e. Ky. vote-buying case

Two former eastern Kentucky officials have pleaded not guilty to defrauding a local Democratic Party and conspiring to buy votes.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Bonnyman, KY

Wednesday | KLEX TV

Crews Battle Early Morning Fire In Perry County

Firefighters in Perry County were busy with a fire early Wednesday. The fire started just before 3:30 a.m. next door to the Happy Church of Christ on south Kentucky Highway 15.

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Related Topix: Happy, KY

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Project Dateline: Butterfly

Elijah Fugate's first bonus from the coal company whose name nobody can remember was spent on the Butterfly Church of the Living God.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Moved Permanently

Busy Independence Day for police in Eastern Kentucky

While most people get to celebrate Independence Day, others are working to make sure it's a safe one.

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Related Topix: Eastern, KY, Busy, KY, Hazard, KY

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

ATV accident victim is remebered

A visitation is underway for an 11-year-old girl killed in an ATV accident. The Perry County Coroner says Ashley Berrong died Monday after she was air lifted to Holsten Valley Medical Center in Tennessee.

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Related Topix: Chavies, KY

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Local grocery stores out hundreds of dollars in check scam

Police say someone is cashing bogus checks across eastern Kentucky. So far, fake checks were found in Letcher and Perry counties, but police believe there could be more.

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Related Topix: Letcher County, KY, Jenkins, KY, Happy, KY

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WEHT

E. Ky. official, ex-candidate charged with fraud

An eastern Kentucky county official and a former candidate have been charged with defrauding a local Democratic Party and conspiring to buy votes.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Bonnyman, KY

Wed Jun 17, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Identities of two killed in accident released, one family says goodbye

A family mourns the loss of a man killed in a fiery crash on the Hal Rogers Parkway.

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Related Topix: Bulan, KY

Tue Jun 16, 2009

WPSD-TV Paducah

Flash flooding damages homes in Perry County

Residents in Perry County are cleaning up after flash flooding damaged an estimated 25 to 40 homes.

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Related Topix: Weather

Mon Jun 15, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Sen. Smith tours Perry County flood damage

State Senator Brandon Smith visited the Bulan community in Perry County Monday afternoon.

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Related Topix: Bulan, KY

WKYT-TV Lexington

87 yeard old woman talks about being rescued from flood waters

Monday morning's heavy rains led to flash flooding in parts of Perry County and forced several people from their homes.

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Related Topix: Weather, Bulan, KY

Sun Jun 14, 2009

WLKY

Police: 11-Year-Old Uninjured After Driving Church Van 1hr

Police in eastern Kentucky said an 11-year-old boy will be referred to juvenile authorities after he took a church van for a drive, smashing six vehicles and prompting police to shoot out the van tires to stop him.

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Related Topix: Carr Creek, KY, Sassafras, KY, Hazard, KY, Knott County, KY

Thu May 28, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Hazard man is indicted on sodomy & kidnapping charges

A Hazard man accused of holding a 17-year old boy at gun point and making him perform sex acts on him is indicted.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

Wed May 27, 2009

Lexington Herald-Leader

Perry County man fined $141,000 in Boone Forest fire

A Perry County man was fined $141,000 Wednesday for setting a fire near the Daniel Boone National Forest and letting it burn out of control.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Vicco, KY, Leslie County, KY

Sat May 23, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Store clerk robbed at gunpoint

On 05/23/2009 at approximately 1:27 A.M. Kentucky State Police post 13 Hazard received a call from an employee of the Grapevine BP located in the Grapevine community of Perry County.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

Wed May 20, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

One Person Is Injured In Accident

One person is recovering after a two car accident near the Fugate's Entertainment Complex in Perry County.

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WKYT-TV Lexington

Perry County Road Closed

The road in front of a Perry County school is still closed this morning after a tractor trailer accident overnight.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

Tue May 12, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Traffic Fatality Involving a Passenger Car and Motorcycle

On 05/10/2009 Kentucky State Police Post 13 in Hazard received a call of a motor vehicle accident on Hwy.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY, Bonnyman, KY

Fri May 08, 2009

WKYT-TV Lexington

Perry County State of Emergency

Friday morning's storms knocked down power lines and trees across eastern Kentucky.

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WKYT-TV Lexington

Planned Phone Outage

Police say a planned phone outage by Windstream was set for parts of Perry County.

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Related Topix: Hazard, KY

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