Paul Charged With Assault

Assault charges have been filed against 19 year old William Paul, the son of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul. William Paul was recently arrested in Charlotte, North Carolina and charged with underage drinking and disorderly conduct. Local police say it's possible Paul was served alcohol on his flight from Lexington, but US Airways denies the claim. Paul is now accused of assaulting a flight attendant. 

Homeland Security Advises Disabling Java

In response to concerns raised by computer security experts, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is advising people to temporarily disable the Java software on their computers to avoid potential hacking attacks. Experts believe hackers have found a flaw in Java's coding that creates an opening for criminal activity and other high-tech mischief. Oracle Corp. bought Java as part of a $7.3 billion acquisition of the software's creator, Sun Microsystems, in 2010.

ARH Seeks To Add Defendants To Lawsuit

{Lexington, Kentucky}…Attorneys for Appalachian Regional Healthcare are trying to add the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as defendants in its lawsuit filed in April 2012 against Coventry Cares and the state of Kentucky. In a motion filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Lexington, ARH alleged the federal agency's failure to scrutinize the Cabinet for Health and Family Services has resulted in an unstable managed-care system that is heading toward eventual collapse. In November 2011, more than 540,000 Medicaid members from 104 Kentucky counties were moved to Kentucky Spirit, Coventry Cares and WellCare. Under managed care, the state pays the companies a set fee per patient regardless of the amount of services the patient needs. 

Chamber of Commerce Endorses Industrial Hemp

{Frankfort, Kentucky}…Friday, the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce joined a growing list of high-profile supporters, including U.S. Representatives Thomas Massie, Andy Barr and John Yarmuth and U.S. Senator Rand Paul, who want to let Kentucky farmers grow industrial hemp. Bills have been filed in the House and Senate that would license farmers to grow the plant, a close cousin to marijuana, if the federal government lifts its ban on the crop. Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer has spent much of the past year aggressively lobbying state and federal leaders to lift the ban on hemp. Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said Friday that many Democratic and Republican senators remain uneasy with legalizing industrial hemp, and he did not know if the measure would pass the Senate.

Jury Acquits Father

{Bowling Green, Kentucky}…Friday, a jury in Bowling Green acquitted 22 year old Bryan Daniels of murder and other charges in the death of his toddler son, 22 month old Kayden Daniels. Police say the toddler died after he drank drain cleaner called Liquid Fire from a cup that had been setting on a table at his Wayne County home. Prosecutors alleged Bryan Daniels knew the cup contained Liquid Fire, but was impaired and left it where the child could reach it. Daniels' attorney said the death was an accident, and his client thought the cup contained juice.

Teen Allegedly Threatens Judge, Others

{Harlan, Kentucky}…Michael A. Collins, who was a student at the Appalachian ChalleNGe Academy in Harlan County, has been charged with threatening to kill two federal judges and a federal prosecutor. Collins is accused of telling a counselor he planned to graduate in December, spend Christmas with his family and then begin shooting everyone involved in the prosecution of his father, John Collins, who was sentenced in October 2011 to 11 years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. Deputy U.S. Marshal Rick Kelley says there was good reason to believe Collins threatened to kill Judge David Bunning, prosecutor Jason Denny and U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward Atkins. Collins told the counselor he would target police who arrested his father, the prosecutor, the judge, and his father's defense attorney, whom he felt hadn't done a good job, along with people at Limewire, which apparently was the source of child porn John Collins had gotten and which notified authorities.

Supreme Court To Hear Instant Racing Appeal

{Frankfort, Kentucky}…The Kentucky Supreme Court voted Friday to hear an appeal brought by Governor Steve Beshear's administration and Kentucky horse race tracks involving instant racing at Kentucky Downs in Franklin and Ellis Park in Henderson. The Family Foundation had challenged instant racing and won before the Kentucky Court of Appeals.