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Lion Power Services working to restore power in Louisiana

Crews are in the Lake Charles area aiding Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative

OKLAHOMA CITY – Lion Power Services, in an effort to aid the citizens of south Louisiana affected by Hurricane Laura, dispatched a significant workforce and required equipment to the Lake Charles area.

Multiple Weapons & Body Armor Located by Police in Laurel Co. Ky. During Execution of Search Warrant on Tom Cat Trail Double Murder Suspect's Vehicle

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LONDON, KY (September 16, 2020) - The Laurel County Sheriff's Office is reporting that: As the investigation into the double homicide continues, on Wednesday afternoon Sept. 16^th Laurel County Sheriff John Root, Deputy Taylor McDaniel, Lieut. Chris Edwards, and Maj. Chuck Johnson executed a search warrant on the suspect vehicle, a 2015 white colored Ford Taurus that had been impounded upon Joseph Benge’s arrest in Mayfield Kentucky. Officers there recovered a handgun in the passenger compartment with the accused.

Manhunt under way in Kentucky for suspect after discovery of a Double Murder off Tom Cat Trail in Laurel County

UPDATE- Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: Joseph L. Benge, the suspect in a double murder off Tomcat Trail in Laurel County has been taken into custody.

Joseph L. Benge 2015 Ford Taurus

The suspect, Joseph L. Benge age 40 has no beard or mustache now

LONDON, KY (September 15 2020) - Laurel County Sheriff John Root is reporting that: A suspect in a double murder off Tomcat Trail in Laurel County is being sought by the Laurel County Sheriff's office. The discovery was made on Tuesday afternoon September 15th.

Majority Leader McConnell Introduces Kentuckian Benjamin Beaton at Judicial Nomination Hearing / American Bar Association Rates Beaton ‘Well Qualified’

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Senator McConnell welcomed Benjamin Beaton to his Leadership Office in the U.S. Capitol in 2013.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) submitted the following introduction on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 to the members the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in support of President Donald Trump’s nominee, Benjamin Beaton, of Louisville, to serve as a district judge for the Western District of Kentucky:

Clay County, Kentucky graduates named Sen. Jeff Green Scholars

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FRANKFORT, KY (September 14, 2020) — Five 2020 graduates of Clay County High School have been named Senator Jeff Green Scholars by the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). To earn this honor, a student must achieve a 4.0 grade point average each year of high school and score at least a 28 composite on the ACT.