Bill Estep
Reporter at Lexington Herald-Leader
I'm a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader covering Southern and Eastern Kentucky.
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2 days ago |
kentucky.com | Bill Estep
Parents of students at Arlie Boggs Elementary School praise the care teachers show the kids, the quality of instruction and the family atmosphere. But that may not be enough to save it. As the population declines in Eastern Kentucky, the tiny school on the south flank of Pine Mountain in Letcher County faces an uncertain future. There are only 103 students in grades kindergarten through 8 at the school, down from 121 at the end of the 2023-24 school year, according to the principal, Freddie Terry.
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1 week ago |
troublesomecreektimes.com | Bill Estep
Try our new numbered menu, online ordering and discounts, new rewards program, and now slicing deli meats in-house daily!!
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1 week ago |
kentucky.com | Bill Estep
A Kentucky resident who fought overseas for a terrorist organization has been sentenced to eight years and five months in federal prison. Mirsad Ramic, of Bowling Green, was convicted of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, known as ISIS; conspiracy to support the organization; and receiving military training. Chief U.S. District Judge Greg N. Stivers also fined Ramic $25,000 during sentencing on Monday.
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1 week ago |
kentucky.com | Bill Estep
A Kentucky doctor faces up to three years in prison after admitting he sold patients a non-approved weight-loss drug. Matthew Tyler Lewis, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of receiving a misbranded drug and offering it for sale with the intent to defraud or mislead, according to the court record. Lewis is the owner of Lewis Family Care in Ashland.
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1 week ago |
kentucky.com | Bill Estep
A man charged in Kentucky with taking part in a scheme to sell fake anti-anxiety pills valued at more than $25 million has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. Alessandro Sabbagh also owes $5 million to the federal government under the sentence. Sabbagh, 27, took part in a conspiracy to make and sell counterfeit alprazolam pills. Xanax is one common name for the drug.
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