LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Louisville seized a de minimis shipment containing 35 counterfeit designer watches. The items were deemed to be inauthentic by CBP's Centers of Excellence and Expertise, the agency's trade experts, and if genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) over $1  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an incremental award of $8.3 million to the commonwealth of Kentucky to support continued disaster-relief jobs, and employment and training services in response to tornadoes in December 2021 and severe flooding in July 2022. Before today's announcement, the department awarded a Disaster Recovery National Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-BO-1001) on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Has Opportunities To Improve Its Fair Housing Complaint Intake Process." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Lynn M. Grosso Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, ED From: Kilah S. White, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Office of  more

RADCLIFF, Kentucky, March 12 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: By Ian Ives Army JROTC Cadets representing more than 60 schools from 5 different states competed in the Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Paul C. Gray Memorial Invitational March 9, 2024, at multiple Hardin County School District facilities. The invitational included 12 event categories including drone racing, VEX robotics, armed and unarmed drill, an obstacle course and more. "It's inspiring to see these young Cadets work   more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 11, 2024: Six former officers of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex (EKCC) were sentenced today for their roles in the assault of an inmate and the subsequent cover-up. Three officers who carried out the assault on the inmate and covered it up -- Randall Dennis, 28, James Benish, 37, and Jeffery Havens, 28 -- were sentenced to 60, 27 and 15 months in prison, respectively, followed by two y  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA has approved $4,838,775 in federal funding to The Mayfield First United Methodist Church for damage caused by the December 2021 severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and tornadoes in Kentucky. During the incident period, an EF-4 tornado outbreak resulted in the destruction of the church, originally completed in 1919. The church will   more