Phil Pendleton
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Botched Tennessee execution renews death penalty debate in Kentucky (opens the original)
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A botched execution in Tennessee is raising new questions about whether capital punishment will resume in Kentucky. Christa Pike’s execution did not work Wednesday. Pike was convicted and sentenced to death for a 1995 murder in Knoxville. She would have been the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years. Her case has drawn controversy over mental illness questions and because she was 18 when the crime was committed. Kentucky has not had an execution in almost 18 year
Danville police will send Honor Guard to Trooper Phillips’ funeral (opens the original)
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DANVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - Funeral services for Trooper Hayden Phillips will take place Sunday in Bowling Green. The funeral will be held at E.A. Diddle Arena, on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Hundreds if not thousands of police officers are expected to attend from across the state and possibly beyond. Phillips was shot and killed during a traffic stop Monday. Danville police will be among the agencies attending the funeral, sending their honor guard unit. “It’s an extended family no ma
Slain state trooper had deep roots in Russell County (opens the original)
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RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (WKYT) - A Kentucky state trooper killed Monday grew up in Russell County, where he began his career in public service, according to people who knew him. People there say that is where his interest in law enforcement and public service began. Jackie Grider has worked in law enforcement for decades, including many years as a school resource officer. Grider said that when Phillips was a high school student, he always wanted to know about police work. “He’d come up and say ‘hey
Investigation continues into crash that killed three teens (opens the original)
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LONDON, Ky. (WKYT) - The investigation continues after a crash killed three teenagers in southern Kentucky. The crash happened after 11 p.m. Saturday night in London. The youngest victim was a senior at Rockcastle County High School. The two 18-year-olds were from the London-Corbin area. Eddie Vaughn was called to his auto business Saturday night. He said it was a horrible, tragic scene. “The car was upside down and there were parts all across. From what we could tell it barrel rolled across eve
Three teenagers killed in Laurel County crash (opens the original)
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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Laurel County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that at least three people have died, and one other is injured after a crash on Somerset Road late Saturday night. “In a moment’s notice, there were three lives that were gone, and four lives that have been changed forever,” said Gilbert Acciardo with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office. The identities of the deceased were released early Sunday evening; they include: Landon Mullins, 17, of Mt. Vernon, and Duke Weddle, 18
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