LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Detroit man, Jarrett Howard, 56, was sentenced on Wednesday, by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, to 300 months, for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of firearms as a convicted felon, and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Acc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 55) entitled "CSX Transportation Inc. - Abandonment Exemption - In Pike County, Kentucky": * * * CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 5.1-mile rail line that runs between milepost CML 9.0 and milepost CML 14.1, Louisville Division, Winns Branc  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Kentucky man was sentenced to five years in prison today after he previously pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge stemming from his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 p  more