Phil Pendleton
Reporter
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I grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, went to Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond where I majored in broadcasting. My first several years were spent working in radio news and since 2003 I've worked at WKYT.
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Two men are facing charges in connection with a big drug bust in Kentucky.
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A deadline is quickly approaching for Kentucky schools. Every Kentucky school campus needs to have a school resource officer by August 1.
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Williamsburg school leaders said they’re constantly confiscating vaping products from kids.
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Alex Miller was on American Idol a few years ago. While he wasn’t a finalist, his appearance on the show has given him a taste of nationwide attention.
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Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft that went down during training in a remote area in Imperial County, east of San Diego.
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People in Taylor County are rebuilding six months after the devasting December 2021 tornado outbreak in Kentucky.
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Authorities say a second military aircraft crashed and everyone on board survived near the California desert site where a Marine helicopter went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard.
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Kentucky lawmakers could consider a bill similar to one passed in Tennessee that requires child support be paid by offenders of deadly DUI crashes.
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Officials say a Marine Corps aircraft carrying five Marines has crashed in the Southern California desert.
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The sheriff’s office says deputies were called after people noticed the dogs had not been cared for in months.
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Drivers in Kentucky are feeling another jump in gas prices. Gas went up at least 20 cents at many stations Monday.
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Kentucky now has a commission to decide how to spend millions of dollars in opioid settlement money.
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Greg Ross will be the new superintendent when Danville kids head back to school this fall.
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The field for those seeking the governor’s mansion next year is getting larger.
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The Fillies will play in the state tournament for the first time since 2017.
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Many schools and organizations are re-evaluating their school safety plans in the wake of recent mass shootings.
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More names have been added to Kentucky’s National Guard Memorial in Frankfort.
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The lake is always a key spot for many on Memorial Day weekend. But, will gas prices put a damper on that this year?
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Since 2007, the memorial has been in Richmond, near the Department of Criminal Justice Training Center. It was moved there after the original memorial became too small for all the names that were being added.
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Some districts are already finished, but Wednesday is the last day, or close to being the last day, at many others. The tragedy in Texas is now heavy on their minds.
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A construction worker is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle while on the job in Jessamine County. It happened around 4:30 Tuesday morning along US 27 at Keane Road.
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Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Tuesday the 12 Kentucky counties that have been randomly selected to undergo an election audit.
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First responders are seeing what they budgeted for fuel this year, quickly going up in fumes.
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COVID-19 cases are starting to tick up in Kentucky. It’s following a nationwide trend where even some hospitals are filling up again.
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Stanford’s mayor named Wednesday "Lillie McMullin Day."
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For the first time since before the pandemic, a service was held in Frankfort to honor emergency medical personnel who have died in the line of duty.
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Donald Douglas defeated Andrew Cooperrider for the GOP nomination.
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Some central Kentucky businesses are feeling the hurt of higher gas prices.
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Police say Shannon Gilday killed Jordan Morgan after breaking into her father’s home in February.
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Laurel County Clerk Tony Brown says gone are the days of the voting precinct and instead, you can vote at several different centers throughout the county.
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Thursday morning, Shannon Gilday was in court to be arraigned on murder and attempted murder charges. Police say Gilday killed Jordan Morgan after breaking into her father’s home in February.
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Several people have been taken to the hospital after a chemical incident in Madison County.
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A man is accused of shooting his own mother on Mother’s Day.
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We’re following reports of high water and storm damage in the region, especially in southern Kentucky.
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The 27 Twin Drive-in will not be opening this summer. The family-run business had been open since the late 1960s.
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Police say the suspect in an early morning shooting that left one person critically injured is now in custody.