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Kentucky teacher says snake, mouse fell from classroom ceilings: ‘Another day living the dream'

Kentucky high school is "infested" after a snake and a mouse fell from classroom ceilings last week, according to a teacher. Nathan Spalding, an English teacher at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, wrote on Facebook that he found a baby rat snake that fell from the ceiling and appeared to "cuddle" his desk phone."Our school is infested with roaches, spiders, and mice," Spalding wrote. "Our school now seems to also have a nest of snakes living in the ceiling.""Just another day living the dream," the teacher added.GIANT LIZARD SCALES FLORIDA HOMEOWNER'S WINDOW: ‘LOOKS LIKE GODZILLA’Spalding told the Lexington Herald-Leader on Thursday that a mouse had also fallen from the ceiling of a different classroom and landed on a student’s desk.

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Savannah Chrisley Reveals Cancer Survivor Mom Julie's Shocking Tumor Scare In Prison!

Julie Chrisley has been grappling with something even scarier while serving time in federal prison — and her daughter Savannah is only hearing about it after the fact.

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Dramatic video shows school bus, tanker collide; 18 sent to hospital

GILBERT, S.C. - A school bus collided with a tanker truck Thursday in South Carolina, sending at least 18 people, mostly children, to the hospital, authorities said.The bus was carrying 36 passengers when it collided with the tanker at about 4 p.m. at an intersection near Gilbert in Lexington County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.Dramatic video shows the school bus pull out in front of the tanker truck before the crash. At least 17 children and one adult were taken to Lexington Medical Center for treatment, the hospital told WIS-TV.

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South Carolina woman killed in Kroger parking lot spit at suspect prior to shooting: police

Alexandria Cress Borys was shot and killed in front of her children. (Lexington County Sheriff's Office) The South Carolina woman killed in a Kroger parking lot was shot after she "spit at" the suspect during an argument "over who had the right-of-way," the local police chief told Fox News Digital, citing witnesses.Witnesses told Irmo, South Carolina, authorities that Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was gunned down around 4 p.m.

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South Carolina wife, mother shot to death in front of young children in Kroger parking lot

Alexandria Cress Borys was shot and killed in front of her children. (Lexington County Sheriff's Office) A South Carolina woman was shot and killed in a grocery store parking lot after an altercation with a stranger on Valentine's Day.Tyler Borys said his wife, 26-year-old Alexandria Cress Borys, was loading groceries into her car at the Kroger in Irmo, South Carolina, when she got into an argument with a woman she didn't know, according to FOX 57 Columbia.After the argument was over, the stranger, later identified by Irmo police as 23-year-old Christina Harrison, allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Borys in the back.

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Woman found dead inside SC department store; body not discovered for 4 days

File photo: Exterior of a Belk department store. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) COLUMBIA, S.C. - A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for four days, authorities said.Bessie Durham, a janitor at the Belk at Columbiana Centre, was found dead Monday in a public bathroom stall, Columbia police said.

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Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman, college coach Guy Morriss dies at 71

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Guy Morriss, a 15-year NFL offensive lineman who played in Super Bowls with Philadelphia and New England before coaching collegiately at Baylor and Kentucky, has died. He was 71.Kentucky announced that Morriss died Monday in Danville, Kentucky.

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Pennsylvania Red Cross volunteers arrive in Kentucky amid historic flooding

PHILADELPHIA - Historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky has claimed the lives of 30 people and counting, while hundreds of others have been forced out of their homes.This weekend, three local volunteers arrived in Kentucky to help prepare vehicles to bring food to the hardest hit communities. The American Red Cross already has nearly 250 volunteers on the ground helping the people of Kentucky. Mary Noll, of Lower Merion, hit the ground running when she arrived to the American Red Cross Headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky. She has been volunteering since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. "It was pretty ugly when I got here," Noll said.

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See the photos: Colonel Sanders’ former house, restaurant for sale in Kentucky

Photos by: Andrew Kung Group The former home of Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Colonel Sanders is for sale.Built in the 1860s, the 5,000 square foot residence named Blackwood Hall was purchased by Colonel Harland and Claudia Sanders in 1959. The property includes the iconic Claudia Sanders Dinner House, which is a restaurant staple in the south.Colonel Sanders created the restaurant for his wife.As Jonathan Klunk, a listing agent and family representative, explained, "Claudia was the unspoken hero of her husband's success in business. And he wanted to honor her by creating Claudia Sanders Dinner House and associated brands."Colonel Harland David Sanders and his wife Claudia in their kitchen.

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Jif peanut butter recalled amid multistate salmonella outbreak

announced this week a recall of Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential salmonella contamination.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to certain products.

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NC plane crash: Pilot dies after airplane crashes into tractor-trailer on I-85

LEXINGTON, N.C. - An airplane crashed into a tractor-trailer on Wednesday along I-85 in Davidson County, North Carolina, killing the pilot and sparking a fire along the interstate, authorities said.A twin-engine Beechcraft Barron crashed into a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer on the southbound side of the interstate near the Davidson County Airport in Lexington just before 5:15 p.m., North Carolina state highway patrol said.The plane was taking off from the airport when it lost altitude "for unknown reasons" and crashed into the tractor-trailer, officials said. The tractor-trailer overturned and another vehicle, a 2019 Ford truck also headed southbound, was damaged from the debris of the initial collision.

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Snoop Dogg takes over Death Row Records, label that launched his career

Snoop Dogg of hip-hop supergroup Mt. Westmore performs at Rupp Arena on November 20, 2021 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snoop Dogg has taken over a popular record label that launched his stellar career.The rapper-mogul acquired Death Row Records’ brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by a private equity fund managed by Blackstone, the i nvestment firm announced Wednesday.

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More than 100 million people in path of major winter storm's snow, ice from Texas to Midwest, Northeast

winter storm with heavy snow and disruptive ice will impact more than 100 million people across a nearly 3,000-mile swath stretching from Texas and the Plains to the Midwest and Northeast through Friday.Frigid arctic air has moved into the nation's heartland on Groundhog Day behind a cold front sweeping down across the Plains. Moisture from the Gulf of Mexico has surged northward ahead of the front.That moisture is overlapping with the fresh supply of cold air, setting the stage for an expansive area of snow and ice impacting millions of Americans from the nation's southern border to its northern border.As of Wednesday morning, the winter storm was producing snow and a narrow band of sleet and freezing rain over a large area from Colorado, New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle to parts of Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.

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Hundreds of flights cancelled at Philadelphia International Airport ahead of nor'easter

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia International Airport has reported more than 300 cancellations on Saturday as a powerful nor'easter is forecasted to bring heavy snow and whipping winds.The airport said the canceled flights include both outgoing and incoming planes. There were at least 78 cancellations and 267 delays for departing and arriving flights on Saturday. According to officials, the number of cancellations is from airlines proactively canceling flights to and from the airport on Saturday. MORE NOR'EASTER COVERAGEForecasters believe Philadelphia will receive between 4 and 8 inches of snow during the nor'easter with strong wind gusts that could gust to 30 MPH. "Philadelphia International Airport is responsible for 40 million square feet of surface on runways, taxiways and aprons, or the equivalent distance of driving from Philadelphia to Lexington, Kentucky," the airport said. Live flight stats are available on the Philadelphia International Airport's Flight Aware page.

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17 men arrested in South Carolina for allegedly targeting children online

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Seventeen men in South Carolina have been arrested on charges of contacting children online for sexual activity, according to the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. More than a dozen law enforcement agencies worked together on a month-long operation targeting adults accused of the crime, the sheriff’s department said.Apart from the 17 men who were arrested as part of the operation, another man is wanted on charges stemming from alleged messages exchanged with law enforcement officers posing as minors on social media apps."We, along with the Lexington Police Department and the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, served as the host agencies for this operation," Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said in a press

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Mother deer comes running to crying newborn human baby

NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio - A deer raced out of the woods toward a crying newborn baby boy in Ohio, and the baby’s human mother attributed the recent encounter to the deer’s own maternal instinct.New Lexington resident Hanna Burton was watching her 5-week-old son Charlie on a wooden deck outside her home on June 9 when Charlie began to cry.RELATED: Video: Walmart employee restrains deer that entered storeMoments later, a deer charged out of the nearby woods and stopped suddenly to look at Hanna and a crying Charlie — possibly mistaking the newborn’s cries with a crying fawn.In video taken by Burton, she tells the deer, "This is my baby. It’s not yours.

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NBA prospect, former Kentucky Wildcat Terrence Clarke dies after crash in Los Angeles, reports say

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 11: Terrence Clarke #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats dribbles the ball at half court against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half of their second round game in the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena LOS ANGELES - Former Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Terrence Clarke was killed in a crash in Los Angeles Thursday, according to multiple reports.According to a report from FOX 56 in Lexington, Kentucky, police responded to a call of a crash a little before 2:15 p.m. PT near the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and Nordhoff Street in the Chatsworth area.Clarke died while he was being rushed to the hospital, FOX 56 reports.

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Former Kentucky guard Terrence Clarke dies in LA car crash

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky freshman guard Terrence Clarke died Thursday following a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 19.

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Graduates of comprehensive preschool less likely to be obese adults, study shows

Pre-school students at the Community Nursery School eat foods they helped prepare as they take part in a program that teaches them to prepare and enjoy healthy foods in Lexington, MA on March 26, 2018. (Photo by Keith Bedford/The Boston Globe via Get The key to combating obesity in adulthood could lie in early childhood education, according to a recent study funded by the National Institute of Health.The study, conducted by Dr.

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Lauren Alaina Cancels Concert Appearance After Testing Positive for COVID-19

Lauren Alaina has revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Kentucky NCAA hopes end after being bounced from SEC tourney

Kentucky's season ended with a missed last-second shot in the SEC Tournament.

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Kentucky police officer fired for allegedly sharing information with Black Lives Matter protesters

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A police officer in Kentucky was fired Friday over allegations that he gave a Black Lives Matter organizer information about other officers working protests that could be used to "insult, intimidate and harass."Lexingtion police Officer Jervis Middleton was relieved of his duties following a unanimous vote by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council after a nine-hour hearing and two hours of closed deliberations, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. "Officer Middleton’s conduct during a highly stressful and potentially vulnerable time during the history of our community — the most significant policing event in our community in 20 years — demonstrates that he should no longer be a police officer," said Keith Horn, a

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Virginia Military Institute removing Confederate statue

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Virginia Military Institute began work Monday to remove a prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, an effort initiated this fall after allegations of systemic racism roiled the school.A crew was inspecting the statue at the public military college in Lexington, poised to haul away the statue of Jackson that some cadets were required to salute until several years ago.

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Richmond beats No. 10 Kentucky, 1st win vs AP top-10 team

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Blake Francis and Nathan Cayo powered Richmond to the program's first road victory over an Associated Press top-10 team, rallying in the second half to beat No. 10 Kentucky 76-64 Sunday.The Spiders (2-0) had been 0-25 against top 10 teams and trailed 36-30 just after halftime.

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Authentic's Breeders' Cup track record updated to 1:59.60

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Authentic’s track-record time in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland has been updated to 1:59.60 after a review of multiple sources and camera angles.The Bob Baffert-trained colt went wire to wire for a 2¼-length victory over stablemate Improbable in Saturday’s 1¼-mile finale of the season-ending world championships, but his time wasn’t shown on the trackside race clock. A statement Wednesday from the track said a photo eye at the start of the race was inadvertently tripped, resulting in an error when attempting to operate the timing system manually and causing inaccurate fractions and final time of the race.The initial time of 1:59.19 provided by Equibase used available video replay.

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Horse racing hopes for return to normal, with fans, in 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The golden sunset over Keeneland provided a picturesque and welcome wrap for horse racing after the pandemic wiped out its spring, cramped marquee stakes races into a crowded schedule and reshuffled the Triple Crown order.No Triple Crown winner emerged as a result, though the Breeders’ Cup world championships helped make up for that. Many of its best competitors performed at the top of their games on a record-breaking weekend, sparking high expectations for 2021.The sport just hopes that next year’s schedule returns to normal and that spectators can be in the grandstands enjoying the races.“It’s been a different feeling, you know?” trainer Bill Mott said last week.

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Longshot Order of Australia, 73-1, win Breeders' Cup Mile

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Order of Australia, a 73-1 longshot who was in the race following a scratch and with a substitute rider aboard, won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Mile by a neck over Circus Maximus at Keeneland on Saturday.The Irish-bred colt entered the 15-horse field after One Master was scratched. Jockey Pierre Charles Boudot was riding in place of Christophe Soumillon after he tested positive for COVID-19 this week.

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In an abnormal year, Breeders' Cup offers a bit of normalcy

LEXINGTON, Ky. – This year’s Triple Crown slate unfolded over 3½ months instead of six weeks and shuffled the marquee Kentucky Derby from its traditional first Saturday in May to Labor Day weekend — as the middle jewel.Numerous tracks canceled meets and some returned with abbreviated schedules.

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Three 6 Mafia to Perform First Indoor Arena Show Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic

Lexington, Kentucky!!! Dec 11th 2020!!! The 1st indoor arena concert in the country since the pandemic!!! Approved by the Governor! THREE 6 MAFIA PERFORMING LIVE @rupp_arena limited tickets avail in pods of 4 people or less!!! @ticketmaster on sale NOW!!A post shared by THREE 6 MAFIA (@three6mafia) on Rupp Arena's 21,017 capacity will be limited to 15 percent, which includes 3,152 concert-goers and event staff, according to ABC's WTVQ.

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Three-6-Mafia announce America’s first indoor arena concert since pandemic began

Three-6-Mafia have announced that they will be performing at the first indoor arena concert in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began.Due to take place on December 11 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, the show, which is being billed as “the new normal”, will feature strict social distancing rules and concert-goers will be required to wear a mask.The highly influential Memphis rap group, which currently consists of DJ Paul and Juicy J, shared the news on Instagram with a pair of videos.“Lexington, Kentucky!! Dec 11th 2020!! The 1st indoor arena concert in the country since the pandemic!!” the group captioned the post.

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Mitch McConnell slates October revote on GOP COVID-19 relief plan

FILE - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a debate with Democratic challenger Amy McGrath on October 12, 2020 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Michael Clubb-Pool/Getty Images)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he's scheduling a procedural vote on a GOP COVID-19 relief bill next week, saying aid to hard-hit businesses shouldn't be held up by gridlock involving other aid proposals.The Kentucky Republican says the first item of Senate business when the chamber returns next Monday will be a procedural vote on a scaled-back aid bill.

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Pato O'Ward inching toward first IndyCar Series victory

The start-and-stop uncertainty of this IndyCar season has not bothered Pato O'Ward, leader of a young fleet of drivers new to the series but capable of keeping up with the veterans. O'Ward, in his first full season of IndyCar, has climbed to third in the championship standings headed into the Saturday and Sunday doubleheader at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

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Jennifer Brady preps for US Open by winning 1st tour title

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Wearing a pandemic-appropriate mask, Jennifer Brady walked over to accept the first WTA trophy of her career, making sure to apply hand sanitizer before raising the new hardware overhead.Brady claimed her initial tour-level title at the Top Seed Open on Sunday, overcoming some shaky serving and using a five-game run to seize control for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Jil Teichmann in the final.It was the the first professional tennis event in the United States since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and no spectators were allowed.The unusual circumstances did not bother Brady at all.“It didn't take away anything.

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Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month break

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing.“This is God given, thank you very much,” the 23-time Grand Slam champion said as she thanked her mother, Oracene.Williams now looks to flex her muscles on a tennis court for the first time in six months.She is preparing for the inaugural Top Seed Open that opens Monday near Lexington, a recently added hard court tournament that serves as a tuneup for this month’s U.S. Open in New York.

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Virginia Military Institute won't remove Confederate statues or rename buildings

Virginia, Lexington, Stonewall Jackson Statue And Cannons At Virginia Military Institute. (Photo by Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) LEXINGTON, Va. - The Virginia Military Institute will not remove Confederate monuments or rename buildings named after Confederate leaders, the school’s superintendent announced this week.Ret.

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Serena Williams to return to action in Kentucky next month

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Serena Williams is planning to make her return to competition at a new hard-court tournament in Kentucky next month.It’ll be the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion’s first action since playing for the U.S. in the Fed Cup in February, before all sanctioned tennis was shut down the next month because of the coronavirus pandemic.The women’s and men’s professional tennis tours are scheduled to resume in August.The Kentucky event, called the Top Seed Open, announced Thursday that Williams and 2017 U.S.

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Voting largely smooth in primaries in Kentucky, New York

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Voting appeared to be running smoother in primaries on Tuesday than in elections held two weeks earlier in Georgia and Nevada, where voters experienced long lines and stood for hours outside polling places.While there were reports of some voters in New York and Kentucky having to cast ballots in person after failing to receive an absentee ballot, it did not appear to be causing the long lines that were seen in places like Milwaukee and Atlanta.The longest wait times were reported at the lone voting site in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Pioneering NFL sportscaster Phyllis George dies at age 70

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Phyllis George, the former Miss America who became a female sportscasting pioneer on CBS's "The NFL Today" and served as the first lady of Kentucky, has died. She was 70.

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Gold Alert issued for 16-year-old girl missing from New Castle County

Neesam Moustafa, 16, was last seen leaving the Hancock Building on Tuesday evening.

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Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter NBA Draft

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky point guard Ashton Hagans will enter the NBA draft and forego his final two seasons of eligibility.

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AP Was There: Villanova shoots lights out to upend Hoyas

A panel of Associated Press sports writers voted in March 2020 on the top 10 men's basketball games in the history of the NCAA Tournament. They are being republished because the sport has been shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The following game was voted No. 4 and the following story was sent April 1, 1985.

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Heartbroken mum banned from sitting next to baby on ventilator with coronavirus

A mum is barred from sitting by her baby daughter's hospital bedside due to quarantine rules as the tot battles the deadly coronavirus.

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The Lexington in London has closed “indefinitely” until coronavirus pandemic clears

The venue has played hosts to the likes of Tame Impala and Sleaford Mods

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