Kentucky: News

08 Sep 2024

State Police

US: Multiple people shot along highway in Kentucky; manhunt underway 

A manhunt is currently underway following a shooting incident near Interstate 75 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States, on Saturday.

23 Aug 2024

Texas

How Kentucky prisoners hacked state-issued tablets, digitally created $1 million

In a surprising turn of events, several hundred inmates in Kentucky prisons have managed to exploit their state-issued computer tablets.

Kentucky motel fine $2mn after guest dies from 150-degree shower

A Kentucky motel in the United States, Econo Lodge in Erlanger, has been mandated to pay over $2 million in damages following a fatal shower incident.

US House Speaker faces backlash over Ukraine aid package

United States (US) House Speaker Mike Johnson's endorsement of a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine has triggered a backlash from his Republican colleagues.

US: 6 female teachers arrested for sexual misconduct with students

As many as six female teachers across the United States (US) have reportedly been detained within two days for allegedly having sex with students.

30 Jul 2022

Virginia

US: 16 killed as torrential rains flood eastern Kentucky

The number of deaths in the United States' (US) eastern Kentucky state increased to at least 16 as "epic" torrential rains ripped down homes, wiped out highways, and drove rivers over their banks, state officials said, warning that more deaths were likely.

Over 80 dead as tornadoes devastate 6 US states

Overnight, dozens of catastrophic tornadoes ripped through five US states, killing more than 80 people.

50 feared dead after tornadoes hit several US states

A series of tornadoes hit several US states on Friday and Saturday claiming the lives of at least 50 people, said Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.

22 Feb 2019

Washington DC

US: Teen sues Washington Post for Rs. 1,800cr

In January, US-based The Washington Post reported about a teenager harassing an elderly at Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

US: Hindu temple vandalized in Kentucky, deity sprayed black paint

In a hate crime, a Hindu temple has been vandalized in the US state of Kentucky by miscreants who sprayed black paint on the deity and left a knife stabbed into a chair in the main hall.

White power, swastikas spray-painted on Sikh man's store in Kentucky

A masked man was caught on camera vandalizing a gas station owned by a Sikh in Kentucky, US, and spray-painting racial slurs.