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St. Joseph Health System will restart three construction projects it put on hold in November, the company announced Thursday.

PARIS — The garage where police found 6-year-old Wesley Mullins' body in August 2007 has been destroyed, and a plan was hatched last summer to turn a site with bad memories into a memorial that might help prevent such tragedies.

PARIS — The criminal trial for a Paris man accused of killing a 6-year-old boy in 2007 was rescheduled to begin Aug. 5.

Jerry Healy, who was known for his community involvement and business enthusiasm, died late Wednesday night at University of Kentucky Hospital after a short illness. He was 72.

The Urban County Council unanimously gave final approval Thursday to a request that Bernard Lovely immediately step down as chairman of the Blue Grass Airport board and remove himself from airport activity until the completion of a review of airport expenses by state Auditor Crit Luallen.

A new grant program aimed at enlisting the help of neighborhoods in cleaning up Lexington's environment was launched Thursday.

Yes, we know, it didn't turn out so well at The Office.

Where's CentrePointe? Developer Dudley Webb said late last fall that construction would begin in December on the $250 million tower in the middle of downtown Lexington. It's now January, and the site is a big gravel pit waiting for something to happen.

Clark County officials approved a development agreement Wednesday that paves the way for Winchester to vie for a $300 million sports-and-entertainment complex.

In a tersely worded opinion, a Fayette judge refused Wednesday to throw out a record $60 million in punitive damages against Shane Ragland in the sniper-style shooting death of a University of Kentucky football player in 1994.

Persistent snow and rain in Lexington contributed to more than 35 traffic accidents Wednesday evening.

Blue Grass Airport Board Chairman Bernard Lovely is ignoring the Urban County Council's unanimous request that he immediately step down as chairman and remove himself from airport activity.

Kentucky State Auditor Crit Luallen said Tuesday that her office has put law enforcement agencies on notice about possible criminal wrongdoing at Blue Grass Airport.

A University of Kentucky professor and former Kentucky Cabinet Secretary for Health and Family Services was appointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports by President George W. Bush Tuesday.