Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
By Bill Estep, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 24--A doctor and pharmacist in Ohio took part in a conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of thousands of pain pills into Kentucky to be sold illegally, a federal grand jury has charged. Lloyd S.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
By Bill Estep, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 26--SOMERSET -- No, Wolf Creek Dam is not on the verge of collapse. The National Guard hasn't been called out to evacuate downstream residents. Lake Cumberland is not a big mud hole without enough water for boating and fishing.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
By Bill Estep, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Jul. 24--The federal agency that manages Lake Cumberland has awarded a $341.4 million contract for a massive concrete wall to seal off leaks at Wolf Creek Dam. The contract calls for completing the work in four years.
Pol Watchers (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
By Bill Estep bestep@herald-leader.com Nearly 900 state inmates have been released from Kentucky prisons and jails since late May under a policy change on parole credit approved this year as part of the state budget. And 887 other convicted felons have been released from parole supervision, according to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, as the state deals with seriously...
