Kentucky News

The bodies of a father and son were found inside an abandoned eastern Kentucky coal mine, officials said. via WKRC-TV Cincinnati

More Headlines Scam hits community It may have started in Nigeria, but some Taylor County residents are feeling the effects in their pocketbooks. via Central KY News Journal

“If he had said at that moment, 'I'm not going to seek re-election, I'm not going to take my party down, I'm going to do the right thing for the state' ... where would he be today? He'd be a hero.”

Democrats say that last week's election showed that Kentucky has moved across the political color-wheel to become a so-called "blue state." No, Republicans responded. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“What it allows those outside hospitals to do is to extend the services they're offering.”

Doctors in Louisville are using a robot to help them remotely treat patients in western and central Kentucky. via WLEX-TV Lexington

An eastern Kentucky man has been charged with manslaughter and tampering with physical evidence in the death of a man with cerebral palsy last month. via WAVE-TV Louisville

“One out of five writes to their congressman that night”

At Harvard University this week, a group of economists will hold a conference to explore a phenomenon that has gone largely unremarked in the wider world: an organizing campaign that has added 2 million workers ... via Seattle Times

A murder suspect who escaped from a Kentucky jail was caught in Wisconsin, authorities said yesterday. via The Courier-Journal

“How hard should it have been to govern without arrogance, without retribution, and with honesty?”

Anne Northup was right all along. At least she was half right. Ernie Fletcher couldn't win. via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY

“The voters have made up their minds and I accept their decision.”

Election 2007 is in the record books. But can this election, overshadowed by the early start to next year's presidential contest, tell us anything about the 2008 contests? Kentucky Republican Gov. via CNN

The Kentucky Public Service Commission on Friday revised the starting date for the optional use of area code 364, delaying it by six months to Jan. via Bgdailynews.com

Department of Justice United States Attorney David L. Huber Western District of Kentucky ______________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: SANDY ... via US Department of Justice Bureau of ATF

“If we are going to make progress as a state”

An annual report of Kentucky youth shows that racial disparities in how juvenile offenders are treated are growing in the state.

The 17th annual Kentucky Kids Count Data Book, being released today, shows that black youths are disproportionately more likely than teens of other races to be charged with status offenses such as truancy or state liquor-law violations.

They also are charged in disproportionate numbers with offenses that have a 'discretionary interpretation of behavior, such as contempt of court and disorderly conduct,' the report said. Read more

An eastern Kentucky man was being held Thursday on charges of murdering a family of five and setting fire to their home nearly four years ago. via TheTimesTribune.com

Kentucky education officials said a new system that allows them to track individual students' progress through the schools doesn't use Social Security numbers. via WLKY.com

“You've seen Sen. McConnell say repeatedly that everything has not gone as planned and certainly we would like to see some things changed”

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell starts the TV phase of his 2008 re-election campaign today with a one-minute commercial that highlights his leadership position in the Senate, a top level that only one other Kentuckian has reached.

'Sixty-five people have served Kentucky in the U.S. Senate but only two have risen to be leaders,' the commercial's announcer says, referring to McConnell as Republican minority leader and the late U.S. Sen. Alben Barkley, who was Democratic Senate majority leader from 1937 to 1947. Read more

Edgewood lawyer Mark Guilfoyle and Gov. Ernie Fletcher's lieutenant governor have been named to Gov.-elect Steve Beshear's transition team. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

FRANKFORT From The Economist print edition Democrats hope for a comeback in two Southern states ELECTION TUESDAY, on November 6th, the "off-year" halfway point between last year's mid-terms and next year's ... via The Economist

Purity or governance ? Which path will the GOP pick. The hardliners have chased all the RINOs off . via The Strata-Sphere

Four people were sent to a northern Kentucky hospital after an accident involving a school bus in Boone County Friday morning. via WLEX-TV Lexington

Its a big job and we need to surround ourselves with good people -- those w ords Wednesday from Kentucky Governor-Elect Steve Beshear. via WDRB-TV Louisville