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New Crystals For Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Preparations for New Year’s Eve in Times Square are taking shape, and some of those shapes are 192 new crystal triangles on the famous ball.The new Waterford crystal triangles will join about 2,500 others on the big, sparkling sphere. Some new crystals are swapped in…
Non-Stop Service To Boston A nonstop flight to Boston could be coming to Louisville International Airport.The Courier-Journal reports the airport also wants to add flights to San Francisco and Seattle.Boston is the biggest destination from Louisville without a nonstop option.Earlier this year Louisville’s airport announced a new nonstop flight to Los Angeles.It takes off…
Riverboat For Sale The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the city is looking to sell the Showboat Majestic, a 95-year-old riverboat that was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.Cincinnati’s parks department says the cost to maintain the old riverboat is too high, at some $100,000 a year. The boat’s floating theater hasn’t been used regularly…
State Attorney General Looking To Improve Martin County Water Attorney General Andy Beshear is adamant that a receiver or independent supervisor is necessary to make sure the water system in Martin County is improved.Thursday, Beshear said there are nearly $8 million in current state- and federal-funded projects that are intended to help the struggling…
Funeral Arrangements For Louisville Police Officer Funeral arrangements have been set for a Louisville Metro police officer killed when a semitruck hit her cruiser during a traffic stop.The Courier Journal reports the funeral for Detective Deidre “Dee Dee” Mengedoht is set for Monday morning at Southeast Christian Church.The truck was driven by city employee…
Delay In Pay Stalls Christmas Celebrations For Some Southeastern KY Medical Center administrators say they are having a delay in paying employees after a error from Medicare. A paycheck that is six days late, that some employees say they were depending on for Christmas.”We have had to cancel Christmas with our family,” says employee…
Fiona the Hippo Is Growing…Alot The Cincinnati Zoo is celebrating another milestone for its famous premature baby hippo. The zoo says Fiona has hit 1,000 pounds. The zoo says reaching that weight mark is more of a sentimental milestone since full-grown female hippos weigh about three times that and since zookeepers didn’t know if…
Northern KY Restaurant Feeds Grateful Federal Workers One Northern Kentucky restaurant hopes to lift the spirits of federal workers who have uncertain futures with a free meal.Guy Cummins, the owner of ‘Smokin’ This and That BBQ’ in Florence, is feeding every federal employee that comes in for a meal.Cummins says he thinks the restaurant…
Hospitals Required To List Prices A new federal rule will require all hospitals to post a master list of prices online detailing the services they provide so you can look them over beginning January 2019. Every hospital across the country will be required to post standard charges online for every item and every service…
Arrests Made In West VA Mine Incident Authorities in West Virginia say they’ve arrested the four people who entered an idle coal mine earlier this month.News outlets report Kayla Williams and Erica Treadway surrendered to authorities Wednesday on charges including entering without breaking. Authorities say they entered the inactive Rock House Powellton Mine along…