LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Louisville Division issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Together with its law enforcement partners, the Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event aims to remove unneeded prescriptions from homes to help prevent medication misuse by offering anonymous disposal of unneeded medic  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Kentucky joined the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) and the Department of Justice as a whole, as well as advocates, survivors, victim service providers, justice professionals, police and first responders, and communities across the U.S., in observing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).   more

COVINGTON, Kentucky, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Hopkinsville, Ky., man, Veontae Leemond Lewis, 32, was sentenced on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to 138 months in prison, for possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine. According to his plea agreement, on September 4, 2023, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a car operated by Lewis. U  more

COVINGTON, Kentucky, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: An Elsemere, Ky., woman, Nalisha Nichole Stewart, 38, was sentenced on Thursday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to 126 months in prison, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to her plea agreement, in May and June 2023, law enforcement coordinated two controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Stewart.   more

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Missouri, April 27 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Melissa Buckley The winners of the 17th Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition are Capts. Matthew Cushing and Joseph Palazini, from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky -- making history as the first team to win the competition twice, and also back to back. The winning duo was named during an awards ceremony April 23 in Nutter Field House. "It feels good to win ag  more