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Morehead, KY (Other Areas), Flash Flooding, July 1939

SEARCH FOR FLOOD VICTIMS CONTINUES.

FIFTY-FIVE BODIES RECOVERED AND MANY STILL MISSING; FIGHT LAUNCHED ON DISEASE.  read more »

Newport, KY Collapse Of Building, Oct 1963

MAN BURIED IN COLLAPSE OF BUILDING.  read more »

Columbia, KY Buggy Accident, Aug 1905

Fatal Accident.-miss Dollie Vanoy, aged 24, daughter of Mr. C.  read more »

Hanson, KY Train Accident, Feb 1921

TRAIN KILLS 6 YEAR OLD GIRL

[Special to The Herald]  read more »

Henderson, KY Auto Plunges Into Creek, Apr 1960

CAR PLUNGES IN CREEK; FIVE DIE.  read more »

Lexington, KY Commuter Plane Crash, Aug 2006

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49 DEAD IN COMMUTER JET CRASH.

CREW MEMBER SURVIVES AFTER PLANE BURST INTO FLAMES DURING TAKEOFF.  read more »

Limaburg, KY Private Plane And Airliner Collide, Jan 1955

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PRIVATE PLANE, AIRLINER CRASH.  read more »

Cadiz, KY Auto And Truck Collision, Dec 1993

SEVEN TEENS KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH.

Cadiz, Ky. (AP) -- Seven teen-age friends squeezed into a compact car were killed in a head-on collision, plunging this small town into mourning.  read more »

Calvary, KY Train Collapses Railroad Bridge, Jun 1900

FATAL RAILROAD WRECK.

Bridge Collapses on Louisville and Nashville—Two Men Killed.  read more »

Leesburg, KY Private Plane Crash, Feb 2000

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FORMER RACER DIES IN PLANE CRASH.  read more »

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