After a disastrous start to Louisville’s school year, superintendent Marty Pollio was not in the mood to defend his parenting to a reporter.
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California based wine company has 2,000 bottles seized for fermenting wine in ocean illegally
Ocean Fathoms, a California based wine company, has had their produced seized by Santa Barbara government officials. Two of the three owners face misdemeanor charges.
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0812 Today in History
Louisville parents outraged after bus route snarl that canceled classes
Some parents in Louisville, Kentucky waited hours for children to arrive home on the bus during the first week of school. Classes were canceled and the superintendent says changes are coming before kids get back on the bus. (Aug. 11)
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Police: New York inmate used bed sheets to escape from hospital’s 5th floor
A New York man escaped police custody from the fifth floor of a hospital using bed sheets. Now, the search is on to find him.
‘Feisty queen:’ Atlanta zoo mourns Biji the orangutan, who lived to an ‘exceptional’ age
The Atlanta zoo is mourning the loss of a Sumatran orangutan named Biji whose medical condition helped her species throughout the U.S.
Historic town of Lahaina leveled after a fast-moving wildfire
The historic town of Lahaina was leveled after what could be Hawaii’s worst wildfire since becoming a state in 1959.
US judge clears Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses
U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks denied Wild Horse Education’s bid for an emergency order to halt the roundup the group argued is inhumane and illegal.
Over $1 million raised for family of California 8-year-old struck, paralyzed by stray bullet
The 8-year-old boy hit by the stray bullet was paralyzed below the neck, according to an online fundraiser managed by his parents.
AP Top Stories August 11
Here’s the latest for Friday August 11: Death toll from wildfire rises in Hawaii; Trump attorneys and prosecutors going to court; US-Iranian negotiations over prisoners held in Iran; Russian spacecraft heads to the moon.
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