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The City of Lexington is one of 13 cities across the country seeking certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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Youth gun violence in Lexington continues to decline, according to report
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Incidents of youth gun violence have been on a yearly decline since 2021, according to a city report.
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    Accounts of March 9 and March 11, 1976, when the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County exploded, killing 26 miners. On the 50th anniversaries of the explosions, our guests, Bill Bishop and Brian McKnight, recall these back-to-back disasters.
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