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  • Bike Lexington to invade downtown

    Drivers beware -- hundreds of bicyclists are expected to take over downtown streets this weekend. From experienced bike racers to leisure cyclists, they'll be donning helmets, kicking up their kickstands and heading to the center of the city for the annual Bike Lexington celebration.
  • Police: Man a prime suspect in Florida fires

    A man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods as firefighters battled large blazes nearby set several other small fires to throw off officers who were pursuing him, police said Thursday.
  • Budget cuts might go even deeper

    Some agencies are asked to plan to trim 4.5%

    Budgets of state agencies -- already reeling from cuts -- might get whacked even more. State budget director Mary Lassiter has asked most state agencies to come up with a plan by May 23 to reduce their budgets by 4.5 percent for the new fiscal year that begins July 1.
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  • She was the queen of gospel music

    She wrote songs with verses that would make Shakespeare smile, and when she was on a stage, she owned it, her friends said Monday.

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