Updated: 10:05 AM The project recognized 144 individuals who were identified through a public nomination process.

Updated: 5:22 PM The superintendent at Paris Independent schools says Jason Earlywine has been suspended.

Updated: 7:34 PM U.S. 460 was closed for hours Thursday after a deadly crash in Bourbon County.

Posted: 1:37 PM Paris Police say they found an active meth lab in a wooded area behind a McDonalds.

Updated: 8:36 AM UK Basketball tickets and memorabilia will be included in the Central Kentucky Riding for Hope annual fundraiser, NIGHT OF THE STARS, on June 16th at the Keeneland Entertainment Center in Lexington.

Updated: 12:05 PM LEXINGTON, KY (May 24, 2012) -- This year, more than 1,500 area residents will come together to be part of the Stop Diabetes® movement at the Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes on Saturday, June 2, 2012 (Registration is 7:30-8:30 a.m. and Welcome begins at 8:30 a.m.) at Keeneland Race Course, the one-day signature fundraising walk benefiting the American Diabetes Association. Every dollar raised through Step Out plays an important role in supporting the Association’s mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.

Updated: 5:05 PM New statistics out today paint an improving picture on the job front as the Lexington metro area is home to the lowest unemployment rate in the state.

Updated: 7:22 PM Grants help families pay for children’s medical expenses not covered, or not fully covered, by a commercial health insurance plan More than 3,500 medical grants have been awarded since 2007; apply online at www.uhccf.org

Updated: 12:28 PM Police searched around the Bourbon County courthouse Thursday for a juvenile who escaped custody.

Posted: 4:46 PM Police say a man snatched a bag of pills from a drugstore drive thru.

Updated: 9:02 AM The City of Gatlinburg hosts a family-friendly event featuring a rock wall and trip giveaway, educates youth on black bears and provides Gatlinburg building black bears to Kosair Children's Hospital.

Updated: 10:00 AM TEDxLex co-organizer, Michelle Lowe will head to Doha, Qatar in 2 weeks to represent Lexington, Kentucky

Posted: 5:53 AM The bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Sannie Overly of Paris passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday evening with changes recommended by public defenders.

Updated: 9:52 AM Today, Agriculture Commissioner James Comer issued a warning that weather conditions are ripe for an outbreak of West Nile Virus and cited State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Stout’s advice that Kentucky equine owners should consult their veterinarians about vaccinating their horses against the disease.

Updated: 8:28 AM April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Kentucky leads the way...in blanketing our Commonwealth in blue and silver pinwheels. The blue and silver pinwheel is a symbol of childhood and forms the cornerstone of the national Pinwheels for Prevention child abuse awareness campaign being conducted throughout the nation. Kentucky’s campaign, the second largest in the nation, is being coordinated through Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky

Updated: 7:46 AM A graduate of the Film making Certificate Program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is making his mark in cinematography.

Updated: 7:23 PM The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed two freshwater mussels – the rayed bean and the snuffbox – as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act. The two mussels are found in river systems in the eastern United States.

Updated: 5:52 PM Middle school students from throughout Eastern Kentucky gathered in Hazard to tackle a project in space.

Updated: 6:59 PM Drivers in Bourbon County are certainly taking it easy as the snow moves through the area, but they say they're not complaining.

Updated: 3:28 PM In its ongoing effort to elevate public awareness about heart disease, the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement is teaming up with Emmy-nominated actress Elizabeth Banks to share the truth about the No. 1 killer of women.

Updated: 10:44 PM Without help from the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bluegrass announced today it will have to close its doors due to financial hardship.

Updated: 4:13 PM FRANKFORT, Ky. —Agriculture Commissioner James Comer today issued a relief payment to a Waynesburg grain farmer who failed to get paid when he sold his grain to a company that filed bankruptcy

Updated: 7:14 PM A Bourbon County teacher faces charges after police say he exposed himself at a restaurant.

Posted: 3:34 PM Paris Police say a man accused of putting steel traps in a public park in Paris now faces charges for the incident that killed a woman's dog.

Updated: 12:14 PM Despite the snow dispatchers in Bourbon County say there haven't been any accidents through Friday afternoon.