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03.06.2021 / 01:45

CVS sued for ‘role’ in opioid epidemic by Kentucky’s attorney general

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against CVS Health for its alleged role in the state’s opioid epidemic. Cameron announced the filing of the lawsuit on his social media platforms, claiming that for approximately eight years CVS pharmacies contributed to the distribution of highly addictive opioid drugs including oxycodone and hydrocodone into the community resulting in drug overdoses and deaths. "As both distributor and pharmacy, CVS was in a unique position to monitor and stop the peddling of these highly-addictive drugs from their stores, yet they ignored their own safeguard systems," Cameron said in a news release."During the height of the opioid epidemic, CVS allowed millions of

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Interview: Kentucky governor sees useful lessons in pandemic

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday there are lessons to be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic — from a greater sense of shared responsibility to the outsized role social media plays in a crisis.

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5 puppies die after being left outside animal shelter in below-freezing temperatures

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - Deputies are asking for the public’s help with identifying a woman who left a box of puppies outside of a Kentucky animal shelter in below-freezing temperatures, causing five of the nine puppies to die.In surveillance video released by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 16, a woman carrying a basket can be seen walking up to the front porch of the L.I.F.E.

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Impeachment fever hits Kentucky with efforts to oust leaders

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Impeachment fever has struck Kentucky, where grievances over coronavirus restrictions and the outcome of the Breonna Taylor death investigation have spurred petitions to oust both the governor and the attorney general.

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Governor has role in Davis statue's removal from Capitol

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Having led the push to take down a statue of Jefferson Davis from the Kentucky Capitol, the state's governor had a ceremonial role Saturday in its removal from the place it stood for decades.Gov. Andy Beshear pushed the button to a rig that lifted the 15-foot (4.5-meter) marble statue off its pedestal in the ornate Capitol Rotunda.

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Kentucky lawmaker who ran for governor faces assault charge

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Kentucky lawmaker who challenged the state’s governor in last year’s Republican primary was arrested Tuesday on strangulation and assault charges.

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Judge: City cannot prevent drive-in Easter service

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - APRIL 05: Worshipers pray during the drive-in service at On Fire Christian Church on April 05, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limiting gatherings of people, churches have responded with alternate way

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US Rep. who sought to stall virus aid touts fundraising haul

FRANKFORT, Ky. – He drew the president's wrath for seeking to slow congressional approval of a $2.2 trillion coronavirus-relief package, and now U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is boasting of his tactic and hauling in campaign cash for his reelection bid.

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