AFTERNOON HEADLINES 07/11
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND NORTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE, AS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE UPPER 90’S TUESDAY AND COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE OVER 110 DEGREES.
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THOSE WHO MUST BE OUTDOORS ARE REMINDED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS INDOORS OR IN A SHADY AREA.
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THE HEAT DIDN’T KEEP THE WESTERN KENTUCKY STATE FAIR FROM HAVING ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR, WITH FAIR BOARD CHAIR TIM HENDERSON SAYING 41,535 PEOPLE SHOWED UP FROM STATES AS FAR AWAY AS ALABAMA AND MISSOURI.
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A CAR VERSUS TRACTOR WRECK ON KENTUCKY 115 BETWEEN PEMBROKE AND FAIRVIEW SATURDAY SENT THE CAR’S DRIVER—36-YEAR OLD KEVIN DUKES OF ELKTON—TO JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER.
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THE TWO FATAL WRECKS INSIDE THE CITY LMITS OF HOPKINSVILLE OVER THE WEEKEND CONTRIBUTED TO 11 LAST WEEK ACROSS KENTUCKY, WITH DEADLY COLLISSIONS ALSO RECORDED IN HENDERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES.
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A SINGLE-VEHICLE WRECK ON NEEDMORE ROAD IN CLARKSVILLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING SENT 25-YEAR OLD VAUGHN MELENDREZ OF CLARKSVILLE TO GATEWAY MEDICAL CENTER, WITH MELENDREZ ALSO CHARGED WITH DUI.
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THE KENTUCKY NEW ERA REPORTS 47-YEAR OLD DAVID WARFIELD OF GUTHRIE AGREED TO A PLEA DEAL WITH THE COMMONWEALTH LAST WEEK, MEANING HE WILL SERVE AT LEAST 10 AND UP TO 13 YEARS FOR DRIVING DRUNK LAST APRIL WHEN HE RAN OVER A TRACTOR AND KILLED 77-YEAR OLD SAMUEL SWAREY IN TODD COUNTY.
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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED 26-YEAR OLD JAMIE BEAN OF CROFTON FOR ALLEGEDLYL STEALING AN AIR CONDITIONER AND CONDENSER FROM A MANNINGTON LOOP RESIDENCE LAST MONTH.
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GAS PRICES CONTINUE TO GO UP AFTER FALLING FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE DAYS AND THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE IN KENTUCKY IS $3.62, WHILE IT’S $3.48 IN TENNESSEE.
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THE CHRISTIAN COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTED 19-YEAR OLD JARRED LEE GOOD OF FORT CAMPBELL FRIDAY ON ROBBERY CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY HOLDING UP THE OAK GROVE BB&T BRANCH ON MAY 4.
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WPSD TV IN PADUCAH REPORTS 21-YEAR OLD JOB CORPS STUDENT BENSON BEAUCHAMP DROWNED AT THE KUTTAWA RECREATIONAL AREA SATURDAY WHILE ON A FIELD TRIP.
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