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Authorities urge grave caution after troubling discovery in Gallatin County

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A spotted lanternfly invasion has continued across the country and into Kentucky.

According to a Kentucky Office of the State Entomologist Facebook post, the lanternfly started out in Gallatin County in 2023 before expanding to 16 counties by the start of the year, all north of Fayette.

After that, if you see a spotted lanternfly, "it doesn't need to exist anymore," Carl Harper, a senior nursery inspector with the UK Department of Entomology, told Lex18. "Try to prevent that spread if possible."

Here are the very latest guilty pleas and sentencings in Kenton County

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Here are the very latest guilty pleas and sentencings in Kenton County, at the link.

Covington cathedral called 'America's Notre Dame' gets a rehab, gargoyles and all

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Gargoyles have watched over Covington for more than a century from their lofty perches on a cathedral known as "America's Notre Dame."

A new renovation will ensure they keep their posts for years to come on the meticulously restored facade of the towering stone sanctuary.

Workers in recent weeks have been installing new terra cotta gargoyles as one of the final steps of a major, two-year restoration of the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.

Trees in the Midwest in danger of exploding this weekend

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A viral social media post warned Midwesterners about the dangers of "exploding trees" as extreme cold weather hits the region. But is it true? Do trees really explode during very cold temperatures?

It turns out that, yes, exploding trees are a real phenomenon.

"While trees have evolved amazing strategies for withstanding the winter cold, sometimes it gets so cold that trees can explode. Yes, you read that right," the National Forest Foundation confirmed.

The sap eventually causes the explosion.

"Sap contains water so it expands when frozen, putting pressure on the bark, which can break and create an explosion. There are numerous historic and current observations of trees exploding due to extreme cold," the foundation explained.

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