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LEXINGTON, KY - A Lexington man, Raymond Cong Duong, 35, was sentenced  on Friday, before U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to 180 months in federal prison, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.

Also announced: Kentucky organizations to receive $1.75 million in federal grants to help keep drugs away from children

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Friday that Kentucky will receive $35,483,406 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of the State Opioid Response Grants Program. Senator McConnell ensured 15 percent of the program’s funding is dedicated to the hardest hit states, like Kentucky.

Concept: "Telehealth" / Girl in medical mask listening to doctor on laptop at home during COVID-19 pandemic

FRANKFORT, KY — Despite COVID-19, researchers from the University of Kentucky have continued their work on studying opioid use disorder.

LONDON, KY - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Laurel Sheriff's Lieut./Accident Reconstructionist Chris Edwards along with sheriff’s detectives and deputies are investigating a single vehicle single fatal traffic crash which occurred on Langnau Road, approximately 8 miles east of London on Friday afternoon August 28, 2020 at approximately 12:23 PM.

ELKRIDGE, MD (August 28, 2020) – A suspected impaired driver was shot and fatally wounded by a Maryland state trooper early today as the driver dragged the trooper along I-95 while attempting to flee a traffic stop in Howard County.

MANCHESTER, KY - The City of Manchester Fire Department is reporting that: On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 2:47 PM the City of Manchester Fire Department was dispatched by Clay County E-911 to a head-on motor vehicle collision on US-421 South.