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May 22, 2008 | WHAS-TV Louisville

Prosecutor in Carrollton bus crash case reflects on the trial

As survivors and victims' families mark the 20th anniversary of the Carrollton bus crash, the man who prosecuted Larry Mahoney is remembering as well.

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Related Topix: Jefferson County, KY, Carroll County, KY

Tue May 20, 2008

Kentucky.com

Six months removed from training, trooper put on case

“The message was nothing about death, nothing about fire. I was just told six ambulances were on the way.”

Then: Six months after graduating from traffic collision reconstruction training for the Kentucky State Police, Trooper Sonny Cease, 26, was named lead investigator of the Carrollton bus crash. via Kentucky.com

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Related Topix: La Grange, KY

Sat May 17, 2008

The Courier-Journal

1988 bus crash left a legacy of pain but led to safety changes

“I hope bringing the story back out will wake up some people”

On May 14, 1988, after a day of riding roller coasters at Kings Island near Cincinnati, 63 chattering children and four chaperones packed into a church bus for a 9 p.m. trip back to Radcliff, Ky. via The Courier-Journal

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Related Topix: Rineyville, KY, Fort Knox, KY, Meade County, KY, Owen County, KY

Thu May 15, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Mother's Loss Becomes Her Mission

“I asked her why, and she said, 'Because I want to make a difference in the world,'”

By now, Karolyn Nunnallee has told the story thousands of times. She has told it to reporters, to congressmen and to drunken drivers ordered to listen to her. via Tampa Bay Online

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Related Topix: Fort Knox, KY

Tue May 13, 2008

WCPO

Carrollton Bus Crash: 20 Years Later

“Before '88 there was not much to the driver training program but, since, we've practiced defensive driving and all the things to avoid accidents. But, should you get involved in an accident, we do practice the proper evacuation techniques”

Last Update: 5/13 8:57 pm Tom McKee Alyssa Bunn The biggest changes ever made in school bus safety are a direct result of the nation's worst drunk driving crash in history. via WCPO

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Related Topix: Radcliff, KY, Kids, Family

WDRB-TV Louisville

Survivors remain linked by drunken driving tragedy

It has been 20 years since the northern Kentucky bus crash that ranks as the deadliest alcohol-related highway catastrophe in the nation. via WDRB-TV Louisville

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Related Topix: Owen County, KY

Sun May 11, 2008

The Courier-Journal

Byron Crawford: Carrollton crash turned man to ministry

“He has shared many of his life experiences involving the Latvia prison ministry, professional sports (which he covered) and also somewhat about the bus tragedy”

The Rev. Gregg Anderson marks the chapters in his life as having occurred before and after the Carrollton bus crash, 20 years ago this week. via The Courier-Journal

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Related Topix: Radcliff, KY, Highland Heights, KY, Eddyville, KY

Fri May 09, 2008

WAVE-TV Louisville

Did couple in Carrollton murder-suicide have death pact?

“I just saw him yesterday out in the field over there. They were digging up oil tanks or whatever out of the ground and he was over there watching over that”

We're learned more information about the Tuesday's double shooting involving an elderly couple at Carrollton, Kentucky nursing home. via WAVE-TV Louisville

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly

Wed May 07, 2008

WHAS

After over $300 million in renovations, Kentucky State Parks still losing money

Kentucky taxpayers have spent hundreds of millions of dollars renovating Kentucky State Parks over the past dozen years. via WHAS

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Cincypost.Com

Man Shoots Wife, Then Himself At Nursing Home

“Once inside the room, Mr. Hopperton shot his wife in the head”

A tragic ending to a long life and a seemingly happy marriage has left a town in shock. via Cincypost.Com

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Mon May 05, 2008

Kypost.Com

Three Students Honored

Kerry Duke Three Northern Kentucky students have won National Merit Scholarships. via Kypost.Com

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Related Topix: Fort Mitchell, KY

Fri May 02, 2008

WKYT-TV Lexington

KY Home To Two Deadliest Bus Crashes In U.S. History

Kentucky has been the site of the two deadliest school bus crashes in U.S. History. via WKYT-TV Lexington

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Related Topix: Island, KY, Floyd County, KY

Thu Apr 24, 2008

Commonwealth Journal

Guardsmen return home

Army National Guard Sgt. Jared M. Smith, Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Bronson M. Sapp and Army National Guard Spec. via Commonwealth Journal

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Related Topix: Somerset, KY

Tue Apr 22, 2008

Winchester Sun

We can save our rivers and mountains

The people of eastern Kentucky know all too well the devastation mountaintop removal mining has wrought: miles of barren moonscapes where once were verdant forests and scenic vistas, flash floods made worse by ... via Winchester Sun

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Related Topix: Weather, Winchester, KY, Beattyville, KY, US Politics, US News, Al Gore

Thu Feb 14, 2008

Bizjournals

Statewide recycling group in formative stages

Collectors, processors and other key players in the recycling industry met last week to begin planning a new statewide networking organization, the Kentucky Recycling Interest Group. via Bizjournals

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, CPU

Tue Feb 05, 2008

hosted Kentucky.com | Kentucky.com

money for Ky. river may flow again

Gov. Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes $17.5 million for Kentucky River locks and dams -- money that then-Gov. Ernie Fletcher vetoed two years ago.

Some of the work lawmakers envisioned when they put that appropriation in the 2006 budget already has begun, with the river's water customers, not the state's general fund, footing the bill.

But Stephen Reeder, the executive director of the Kentucky River Authority, said there always is a need for more money to shore up an old navigation system that now serves chiefly to hold water supplies for Lexington and other Central Kentucky cities. Read more

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Related Topix: Beattyville, KY, Monterey, KY, Lexington Metro, Lexington, KY, Kentucky

Fri Feb 01, 2008

Cynthiana Democrat

About Us

The Cynthiana Democrat is in its third century of service, having been published continuously in Harrison County since 1868. via Cynthiana Democrat

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Related Topix: Adolphus, KY, Harrison County, KY, Journalism, Cynthiana, KY

Fri Jan 25, 2008

ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

Mourning friends remember family of 5

“She was just a real sweet girl.”

CARROLLTON, Ky. - Friends and relatives gathered Thursday to say goodbye to a family of five found dead in a creek after being missing for 2 1/2 weeks. via ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com

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Thu Jan 24, 2008

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Funeral to be Held for Hamilton Co. Family that Drowned

Friends and family prepare to say goodbye to a family of five who drowned in their car last week in northern Kentucky. via WBKO-TV Bowling Green

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Wed Jan 23, 2008

MiddletownJournal

Services tonight for family of 5

Close friends and immediate relatives of a former Hamilton family who died after their car apparently plunged into a creek will gather today during private funeral services. via MiddletownJournal

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Related Topix: Gallatin County, KY

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