Kentucky
Kentucky gas tax break to expire in most of the state Thursday, extend in over 30 cities or counties
NEWPORT, Ky. — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Tuesday that 33 cities or counties would see an extended gas tax break as his executive order to cut the tax is set to expire Thursday.
Beshear issued the executive order in early May.
The 10-cent tax break on wholesale gasoline was designed to help ease economic pressure caused by the U.S. war with Iran.
WCPO met Kyle Harris in Wilder, Ky. Tuesday as he filled up his work truck at the Shell gas station along Licking Pike.
“It’s unfortunate for everybody … anybody that has a fleet vehicle, personal vehicle, gas prices are not good for anybody,” Harris said.
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Kentucky gas tax break to expire in most of the state
Harris said he was fortunate to have a work truck that helped him save, but filling up his personal car has cost about $20 more per tank on average this summer.
“We don’t have to fill up as often, but still, the increases, you never want to see that,” Harris said. “It’s going to hurt everybody’s pockets.”
In his announcement, Beshear said it was up to local officials to receive extended relief.
“To extend the May 5 executive order past the 30-day mark of Wednesday, June 10, Kentucky law required county judge/executives and city mayors to make a request,” the release read.
In Northern Kentucky, four municipalities asked for and received an extension through June 30, including Covington, Alexandria, Glencoe and Falmouth.
We reached out to multiple municipalities and judge executives in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties to see if they applied for an extension to the gas tax break. We only heard back from Boone County Judg/Executive Gary Moore.
Moore issued the following statement:
“I fully support any tax relief that positively impacts the citizens of Boone County. The Governor’s decision to institute an executive order is a state government decision. This is a tax freeze on the price of wholesale gas; not what residents are paying at the pump.
This is an action that may not deliver significant savings to residents and will continue to negatively impact the state road fund, which is already struggling to support needed road repairs and upkeep.
I encourage our state representatives to engage on this state issue.”
Gary W. Moore
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Where Kentucky Basketball recruits stand in the latest round of 2027 recruiting rankings
In the dog days of the summer, there’s not a whole lot going on across college athletics. We are currently receiving some fun, short clips highlighting the upcoming team practices.
One recent piece of news that caught our attention is that all the main recruiting sites have updated their high school rankings recently. 247 Sports updated their rankings a few weeks ago, while ESPN and Rivals updated theirs on Monday.
Several notable names for Kentucky have moved around slightly, so let’s take a look at where they are now.
Kentucky’s lone commit in the 2027 class to this point comes in at No. 20 on ESPN, No. 19 on Rivals, and No. 12 on 247 Sports. He was also bumped down to 4-star status at ESPN and Rivals.
Hampton has been a polarizing player: Some are very high on him and think he could be the best scorer in the class, while others believe he will be a project piece and has some big-time growing to do before he gets anywhere close to his ceiling.
It appears Hampton will need a strong end to the AAU season if he wants to regain 5-star status at Rivals and ESPN.
Spears is the cousin of Kentucky commit Ryan Hampton, son of an NFL great, and a highly sought-after forward in this class. He’s still slotted at No. 1 on ESPN and 247 Sports, but shockingly, Rivals dropped him down to No. 7 overall as a 4-star prospect. Their new rankings only have a pair of 5-star prospects.
Still, Spears is one of the players that people are most confident in overall and see a pretty high ceiling for. With the 6’9 frame and a super versatile offensive bag, Spears Jr. is being pursued by almost every coach and program in the entire country so far.
Remember the guy that Mark Pope and Mikhail McClean went fishing with? Well, here he is. Rosser, similar to Spears with position and size, is a big-time target for the entire country. He’s 6’9 with a strong build and is very capable of translating right away at the next level with his physicality.
Rosser is now No. 4 on ESPN, No. 1 on Rivals, and No. 3 on 247 Sports.
Kentucky cast a pretty wide net for this class of 2027, across many positions. Some other notable names that Mark Pope and this staff have reached out to and talked to are PG Beckham Black (No. 2 on ESPN, No. 3 on Rivals, and No. 2 on 247 Sports), SF Demarcus Henry (No. 3 on ESPN, No. 5 on Rivals, and No. 5 on 247 Sports), CG Adan Diggs (No. 5 on ESPN, No. 2 on Rivals, and No. 4 on 247 Sports). That’s just a few of the top names that Kentucky has shown interest in, and has gone to watch play a time or two.
It’s only July, but the recruiting never stops, especially in Lexington.
Kentucky
8 vehicle crash closes I-24 in Kentucky
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1 missing, 4 injured in Fourth of July boating collision on Kentucky lake
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HARRODSBURG, Ky. (WXIX) – After a boating collision at a popular Kentucky lake, a specialized rescue team from Ohio is helping search crews find a missing victim.
The collision happened between a large boat and a pontoon on Herrington Lake, located about 115 miles south of Cincinnati. The lake is over 2,300 acres long with many sharp, winding curves. It is also the deepest lake in Kentucky.
Multiple emergency crews were called to Pandora Marina to help rescue the victims sometime after 8 p.m.
Water Rescue 6 rescued one person who sustained traumatic injuries. They were flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital via medical helicopter, according to the Mercer County Fire District.
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Three others were also rescued and transported to a hospital in Danville, officials say.
“Unfortunately one victim is still missing. Dive teams and boats have been deployed from Boyle County to continue search,” the fire district wrote online the day of the collision.
The situation appears to be the same on July 5 as the last victim remains missing.
“A specialized rescue crew has been dispatched from Ohio and is enroute,” the district wrote in an update. “If you are on the lake please be respectful of the rescuers and search teams. This operation will remain active until the victim is recovered.”
FOX19 NOW has reached out to Mercer County officials for more information on the crash. We are waiting to hear back.
Herrington Lake officials released a statement about the crash.
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