Derek Operle
News DirectorA native of western Kentucky, Operle earned his bachelor's degree in integrated strategic communications from the University of Kentucky in 2014. Operle spent five years working for Paxton Media/The Paducah Sun as a reporter and editor. In addition to his work in the news industry, Operle is a passionate movie lover and concertgoer.
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Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Kentucky Division for Air Quality led a meeting in far western Kentucky on Tuesday to inform Calvert City residents about long-term health risks caused by chemical emissions in the area.
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Independent pharmacies in Kentucky have been closing by the bunch in recent years. It’s not for lack of people needing prescriptions or choosing to get their medicine at chain stores, though.
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A pair of western Kentucky families have filed a lawsuit against a Calvert City chemical manufacturer in the aftermath of an environmental report that revealed air emissions at the plant created an elevated risk of cancer in the immediate area.
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A Republican lawmaker is withdrawing and refiling a bill that would have added “sexual contact” to Kentucky’s incest statute because of a filing error that struck first cousins from the list of relationships that legally qualify as incest in the state.
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Crowds braved snow and single-digit temperatures to celebrate the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in far western Kentucky Monday.
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A Fulton Independent School District official confirmed Thursday that the system has asked the FBI to look into $1.1 million dollars in unaccounted for district funds discovered last year.
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With last week’s filing deadline now past, voters across Kentucky are getting their first looks at ballots for presidential, statewide and local races in 2024.
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Kentucky lawmakers are taking steps to bring nuclear power to the state, but the process won’t be quick.
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Nuclear energy, economic development, veterinarian education, data privacy and the state’s two-year spending plan are among the priorities listed by western Kentucky lawmakers during a Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday.
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A deadly and destructive EF-4 tornado swept through western Kentucky just over two years ago, killing 24 people in Mayfield and Graves County, injuring dozens more and damaging thousands of structures – including the county courthouse. The county broke ground on a new courthouse building Monday.