LEXINGTON, Ky. — The case against two out-of-state men whose high-speed attempt to flee police ended with them facing federal drug charges is closed, after the final defendant was sentenced Friday. Ahmad Marques Moore, 27, of Akron, Ohio, and Dean Michael Blair, 25, of Snellville, Ga., led police on a chase reaching speeds of 120 mph through Floyd and Pike counties on June 20, 2024. During the chase, a package was thrown from the car, which turned out to contain 885 grams of meth when police recovered it. The chase was eventually called off due to the danger to the […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell will miss this year’s Fancy Farm Picnic as he continues recovering from injuries suffered in a fall earlier this summer. In a statement released Monday, the Kentucky Republican said he is continuing an intensive physical therapy program and will be unable to attend the annual political event in western Kentucky. “There’s no place I’d rather be on the first Saturday in August than with the good people of western Kentucky,” McConnell said, adding that he looks forward to returning to both the Senate and Kentucky soon. The Office of the Attending Physician said […]

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Rhonda Vincent will headline Saturday.

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