StormReady designation strengthens two Kentucky parks
The National Weather Service named Cumberland Falls State Resort Park near Corbin and Levi Jackson State Park near London StormReady Supporter. Parks now have tailored severe weather plans, identified storm shelters, and trained staff to promptly warn and protect visitors.
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Kentucky
Tri- County
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Jackson
Cumberland Falls
Corbin
Levi Jackson State Park
London
Pam Gibson
Levi Jackson
Ben Sizemore
Williamsburg
Gil Lawson
Tony Edwards
Jackson Weather Service Office
Levi
Tulsa
Oklo
America
Lake Cumberland
Jamestown
Medicare gains lighten outlook while Social Security nears insolvency
Medicare's hospital and nursing care funding may exhaust in 2026 while Social Security faces insolvency in 2033. The report notes slower health spending and Obama care effects improving finances but warns action is urgent to avoid larger future cuts. Disability trust fund remains most at risk with depletion projected in 2016.
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Washington
Congress
Medicare
Social Security
Barack Obama
Seal Cliff
America
Blahous
Treasury
Jacob Lew
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Obama
White House
Josh Earnest
Bluegrass Festival Lineup Draws Fans and Families
Front page notes a roster of performers including Megan Sasko Hinkle and Darrell Scott with The Brothers, plus The Dixie Ryders and more. Saturday features groups like Whitley County Colonel Strings and Lonesome River Band with two sets expected. Youth activities and instrument contests appeal to kids as campers reserve sites for the weekend.
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Megan Sasko Hinkle
The
Dixie Ryders
Virgil Bowlin
Peerless Mountain
Common Band
23 String Band
Darrell Scott
the Brothers
Megan Scott
University of Southern California
Whitley County Colonel Strings
Duty Free
Jets Creek
Tidalwave Road
Southern Sun
Mrd Tyme Out
Lonesome River Band
Sally Gap
Bowlin
Murder continues as arson slay shocks Laurel County
Witnesses describe a small black SUV with a female driver linked to the case. Police say Sweeney killed White then set the residence ablaze to cover up the murder. White was pronounced dead at the scene. an autopsy confirmed blunt force trauma. A second arrest is anticipated as the suspect remains under two cash bonds.
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Trosper
White
Sweeney
Laurel County Correctional Center
Four Houston firefighters die in motel blaze collapse
Four Houston firefighters were killed when the structure collapsed while they searched for civilians at the Southwest Inn motel and restaurant on U.S. Highway 59. At least five other firefighters were hospitalized as the blaze became the city’s deadliest in 118 years. Names released include Capt. Matthew Renaud, 35. Engineer Robert Bebee, 41. Firefighter Robert Garner, 29. and Probationary Firefighter Anne Sullivan, 24.
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Houston
Houston Fire Department
Southwest Inn
U.S. Highway 59
Terry Garrison
Garrison
Annise Parker
Fire Department
Matthew Renaud
Robert Bebee
Robert Garner
Anne Sullivan
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Jerr Noss
Starr
Zalth
Robert D. Reischauer
Charles Blahous III
Sean
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