Month: January 2026

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Grateful Dead Co-Founder Bob Weir Dead At 78

Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir has died at the age of 78. Weir, who was diagnosed with cancer in July, died of "underlying lung issues," Weir's team said in a tribute posted on his official Instagram page. "It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Bobby Weir," the post said. "He transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after courageously beating cancer as only Bobby could. Unfortunately, he succumbed to underlying lung issues". […]

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Billy Gibbons Says ZZ Top Turned Down Million Dollar Offer to Shave Off Beards

Billy Gibbons has revealed that ZZ Top were offered millions by shaving giant Gillette to shave off their beards, but they turned it down. In a recent interview on comedian Jay Mohr's "Mohr Stories" podcast, Gibbons claimed Gillette once offered him and Dusty Hill, who died in 2021, $1 million each to shave their iconic beards for a commercial. "It's true," said the vocalist and guitarist, alleging that Gillette denies the claim. "It was a […]

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Foreigner To Kick Off 50th Anniversary Tour with Acoustic Shows in Colorado

Rock legends Foreigner are set kick off their 50th anniversary tour with five acoustic shows in Colorado. The tour will kick off in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on February 25, exactly 50 years after the band's first rehearsal took place in New York. Throughout 2026, audiences can expect to see Foreigner in multiple formats. The acoustic run of shows in Colorado's premier ski resorts will be followed by an orchestral tour that commences […]

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Truck driver charged with DUI in fatal crash on I-75 near London

The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reports that one person is dead and another has been charged with DUI in connection to an early morning crash on Tuesday that happened on I-75 southbound near mile marker 46. According to the sheriff's office, an investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer was in the middle lane, traveling southbound, when it was struck from the rear by a Nissan Altima. As a result, the sheriff's […]

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Remaining Value City Furniture stores to close

The last 89 stores run by American Signature Inc.’s two furniture retailers are slated to close permanently as part of the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy, filed in November. Going-out-of-business sales are underway at Value City Furniture’s 79 stores across 13 states, and American Signature Furniture’s 10 stores in Delaware and Florida. A joint venture of SB360 Capital Partners, Hilco Global and Gordon Brothers, are conducting the sales. Five other locations – […]

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Classes resume at KSU following shooting

 Students returned to Kentucky State University on Monday for the first day of classes since two shootings last semester. In December 19-year-old De’Jon Fox Junior was killed, and another student was injured near a residence hall. Jacob Bard was charged, but a grand jury chose not to indict him. Bard claimed he was defending himself and his family. In August, two people were also shot and injured near the same dorm. […]

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House fire in Lexington displaces 8 people

Eight people have been displaced after a Lexington house fire according to officials with the Lexington Fire Department. Officials say crews were dispatched to the 2000 block of Geranium Lane just after 4:40 p.m. Monday. Crews located and extinguished a fire inside the kitchen, but the result is 2 adults, and 6 children have been displaced by the fire. No injuries were reported. Credit: WKYT/LEX18    

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Man charged with arson in London fire

Update: During a press conference on Tuesday, Major Bobby Day reported that 56-year-old Scottie Seeley has been charged with second-degree arson and third-degree burglary in connection to the structure fire in London. Authorities confirmed that Seeley was the man who was pulled out of the building by fire crews. Detectives with the London Police Department began an investigation into the fire. Following the preliminary investigation, detectives obtained an arrest warrant […]

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