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The top local news headlines from Yahoo! News – Yahoo! News
The top local news headlines from Yahoo! News – Yahoo! News
A shower of bricks and other debris hit the ground Saturday in one local city – drawing attention to older buildings. Full Story;
Local woman finds brother after 66 years
Marry Turner and her two brothers were separated many years ago. She set out to find her brother and searched for over 60 years. Full Story;
Winter storm 09 concerns before tax time
Paducah – As many of us prepare our taxes, experts say don’t forget about Winter Storm 09. There are a number of expenses from last year you can deduct this year. Full Story;
New book chronicles Ice Storm through pictures
At this time last year, many people were still in the dark thanks to Winter Storm 2009. So many people across our region documented this historic event by taking pictures. Now, The Paducah Sun and Paducah Power have teamed up to bring you some of their favorites from folks like you who sent them in. Full Story;
Medical team returns home from Haiti
Two members of a medical team return to The Murray-Calloway County Hospital and say they’d return to Haiti in a heartbeat. Full Story;
Brady says he’s not calling on Dillard to concede
CHICAGO (AP) – State Sen. Bill Brady says the delay in knowing for sure whether he’s won the Republican nomination for Illinois governor hurts but isn’t devastating. Full Story;
Ice Storm 2009 DVD’s still available
If you or someone you know would like a Local 6 “Ice Storm 2009″ DVD, the Red Cross has 25 copies left. Contact Glenda Adkisson – 270-442-3575. The are $19.95 each. Full Story;
Costello taking Kokopelli case to the White House
WASHINGTON – The coming closure of the Kokopelli golf course is a problem one local representative is taking all the way to the White House. Full Story;
Haiti charges may impact local groups efforts to help earthquake victims
Paducah, KY – A big misunderstanding the spiraled out of control. That is how some Baptist volunteers describe a situation that has them facing serious jail time. Thursday afternoon a Haitian prosecutor charged ten members of a Christian charity with child kidnapping for not following the law. Full Story;
Cause of church fire still unknown
UPDATE: Weather conditions and extensive damage have forced authorities to delay their fire investigation. Full Story;
Tennessee Republicans oppose governor’s cable tax
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee Republican legislative leaders say they’re opposed to Gov. Phil Bredesen’s state revenue proposal that includes taxing cable TV. Full Story;
Democrat Lt. Gov. nominee says he won’t step down
CHICAGO (AP) – A political newcomer who won the Democratic nomination for Illinois lieutenant governor says he has no intention of leaving the ticket despite new details about his 2005arrest for allegedly holding a knife to his former girlfriend’s throat. Full Story;
Legal battle delays school construction
Williamson County, Ill. — One man’s objection over the use public money holds up a community’s effort to replace its 100-year-old school building. Children in Creal Springs eat lunch in a crowded hallway and hang their supplies on hooks, because there’s not not enough room. Full Story;
Toyota dealerships fixing pedal problem
A piece of metal the size of your thumbnail is fixing Toyota’s accelerator problem. Full Story;
Six Flags park in Louisville to close
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky Kingdom, the state’s only Six Flags theme park, has announced that it is closing. Full Story;
21 arrested after early morning raids
WPSD Local 6 – News, Sports, Weather – Paducah KY and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the content of comments posted or for anything arising out of use of the above comments or other interaction among the users. Full Story;
Free clinics packed with new patients
As the economy gets worse, business doubles at free clinics. Free health care providers say they are struggling to keep up. Full Story;
Comcast and NBC Universal answer questions about merger
WASHINGTON – Comcast and NBC Universal executives are facing fire from congressional committees. House Democrats grilled the execs wanting to know more about the cable operator’s plan to take controlling interest of the NBC empire. Full Story;
Police investigate questionable record keeping at local pawn shop
Paducah – A local woman didn’t take too kindly to being ripped off, so she went looking for her things and found the stolen goods in a local pawn shop. Officers are investigating the pawn shop in question for not keeping adequate records of what comes in and what goes out. Full Story;
Two local schools merging into one
CAIRO, Ill. — A math problem is proving to be too much for a local school district. It’s forcing school leaders to merge two schools into one and layoff about six teachers. Full Story;
Caleb Barnett tragedy ends with prison sentence
From a house party to the jail house. A shocking end to the Caleb Barnett tragedy. Full Story;
Contract awarded for first part of Kentucky Lock Addition project
The following is a news release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Full Story;
The era of soap boxes and kissing babies is gone. Instead, candidates are now turning to social networking sites like Facebook. Full Story;
Brain organization calls for concussion laws
MIAMI (AP) – A national organization is pushing for legislation in all 50 states aimed at reducing sports-related concussions in young athletes. The Zackery Lystedt Brain Project also promotes public awareness and education about head injuries. Full Story;
Mother who admits to sexual relationship with teen receives sentence
PADUCAH – A local mother who admitted to having sex with her son’s 16-year-old friend faces a five year suspended sentence. McCracken County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Jeannie Vannerson of Kevil, in December of 2008. They found her locked in a bedroom with the 16-year-old. Full Story;
A participant from China rehearses for the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Sydney.
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