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More than a dozen school districts shut down classes Monday across a wide swath of southeastern Kentucky as a grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who opened fire on an interstate highway and wounded five people over the weekend.

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Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to ‘kill a lot of people,’ warrant says

September 9, 2024 at 4:40 p.m.

More than a dozen school districts shut down classes Monday across a wide swath of southeastern Kentucky as a grueling search stretched into a third day for a gunman who...

Storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail have pummeled Texas again. The storms Tuesday left about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from severe weather, including tornadoes, that killed at least 24 people during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. A 16-year-old construction worker was killed in Texas Tuesday in the Houston suburb of Magnolia. Widespread outages were reported in north Texas, which includes Dallas and Fort Worth. PowerOutage.us says more than 300,000 customers in Dallas County alone lacked electricity Tuesday as the outages extended into rural east Texas. The site showed another 150,000 without power in Louisiana, Kentucky, Arkansas, West Virginia and Missouri.

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Storms leave widespread outages across Texas, cleanup continues after deadly weekend across US

May 28, 2024 at 10:12 p.m.

Storms with damaging winds and baseball-sized hail have pummeled Texas again. The storms Tuesday left about 1 million businesses and homes without power as much of the U.S. recovered from...

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages. The destructive storms caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky and were just north of an oppressive early season heat wave setting records from south Texas to Florida. Forecasters said the severe weather could shift to the East Coat later Monday and warned millions of people outdoors for the holiday to watch the skies.

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At least 22 dead in Memorial Day weekend storms that devastated several US states

May 27, 2024 at 9:59 p.m.

A series of powerful storms in the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend has killed at least 22 people as they left a wide trail of...

Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm is dedicated to providing dignity and comfort to retired racehorses. Blowen's favorite resident is 30-year-old Silver Charm. The oldest living Derby winner resides at the 240-acre farm outside Georgetown, Kentucky. Visitors to the farm can take a guided, 90-minute walking tour while getting up-close looks at some of the farm’s most famous residents, including Silver Charm and I’ll Have Another, the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. Old Friends has about 250 thoroughbreds in its care at its farms in Kentucky and New York. The Kentucky Derby is Saturday.

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For ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it’s a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm

May 2, 2024 at 10:12 a.m.

Michael Blowen can step outside his house anytime and visit retired racehorses at Old Friends, the thoroughbred retirement farm he founded in Kentucky two decades ago. The farm is dedicated...

Two decades ago, Michael Blowen’s love for horses spurred him into a mid-life career as founder of a retirement horse farm in Kentucky.

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Founder of retirement farm for thoroughbred horses in Kentucky announces he’s handing over reins

January 3, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

Two decades ago, Michael Blowen’s love for horses spurred him into a mid-life career as founder of a retirement horse farm in Kentucky.

Oklahoma teachers walk out for 2nd day, demanding higher pay and funding

August 5, 2019 at 1:30 a.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY Many schools will remain closed for a second day in Oklahoma Tuesday as teachers rally for higher pay and education funding in a rebellion that has hit several...

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