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BC quarterback Castellanos will miss game against Western Kentucky; Grayson James to start
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos will miss the Eagles' game against Western Kentucky, the school confirmed on Friday, and will be replaced by Florida International transfer Grayson James. Castellanos played without apparent hinderance in BC's 23-19...
Kentucky sign language interpreter honored in program to give special weather radios to the deaf
Putting grant money into action is routine for Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, but an effort to provide weather alerts to people who are deaf or hard of hearing is tugging at his heart. The grant-backed campaign to distribute 700 specially adapted weather alert radios to the deaf and...
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has sued Express Scripts, claiming the big pharmacy benefit manager was at the center of an opioid dispensing chain that fueled a deadly addiction crisis still haunting his state. The lawsuit Attorney General Russell Coleman filed...
Kentucky awards the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program
Kentucky awarded the first business license for its startup medical cannabis program on Thursday, selecting a laboratory that will be assigned to test the products before being offered to patients. Gov. Andy Beshear called it another step toward ensuring that Kentuckians suffering...
Boston College looks to add to poll resume when it plays Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky (3-1) at Boston College (3-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ACCN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boston College by 12½. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boston College could get back into The Associated Press Top...
No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after breezing through first 4 games
Kentucky (2-2, 0-2 SEC) at No. 6 Mississippi (4-0, 0-0), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ABC) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ole Miss by 17 1/2. Series record: Ole Miss leads 29-14-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Are the Rebels for real? All signs point to...
No. 6 Ole Miss opens SEC play against Kentucky after romping through nonconference games
Lane Kiffin has no delusions about Mississippi's nonconference schedule. Most of the Southeastern Conference-caliber competition Kiffin's sixth-ranked Rebels have faced entering Saturday's league opener against Kentucky has been teammates in practice. “I’m a...
Kentucky sheriff charged with fatally shooting a judge pleads not guilty in first court appearance
GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — Clad in a drab gray jail uniform, a Kentucky sheriff displayed no emotion at his first court hearing Wednesday since being accused of walking into a judge's chambers and fatally shooting him — a tragedy that shocked and saddened their tight-knit Appalachian county. ...
Tom Watson, longtime Associated Press broadcast editor in Kentucky, has died at age 85
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Tom Watson, a hall of fame broadcast reporter whose long career of covering breaking news included decades as a broadcast editor for The Associated Press in Kentucky, has died. He was 85. Watson's baritone voice and sharp wit were fixtures in the AP's...
Kentucky judge allegedly killed by sheriff remembered for public service as residents seek answers
WHITESBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers was remembered for his public service as mourners looked for answers to unravel a mystery still shaking their tiny Appalachian town — why their popular sheriff is behind bars and charged with murder. ...
