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MOUNT WASHINGTON -- A student from Bullitt East High School who allegedly made threats to kill a student at nearby Old Mill Elementary is in the Bullitt County Detention Center.

Nicholas Cornell Bain, 18, of Mount Washington, was arraigned Monday in Bullitt District Court on the charge of terroristic threatening.

UPDATE: Holidays... MW to light...

 UPDATE (12/6): Due to poor weather conditions, the city of Mount Washington has canceled this year's Light-Up Mount Washington festivities.

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The trains are coming, get on board Mount Washington. Next stop: Light Up Mount Washington Dec. 6.

UPDATE: MW LIGHT-UP, SHEP PARADE...

 The first winter weather of the holiday season is wreaking havoc on local holiday celebrations.

The Liberty Tax Service Christmas Parade in Shepherdsville and the Light-Up Mount Washington festivities were both canceled due to the severe conditions.

The National Weather Service in Louisville issued a winter storm warning for Bullitt County and surrounding areas through 1 a.m. Saturday.

Holbrook's senior project...

 Dakota Holbrook wants those receiving her hand-made knitted scarves to feel hope for a brighter future in addition to the warmth they provide during the cold.

The 18 year-old daughter of Melanie and Tim Holbrook has knitted 30 scarves as part of a required senior project for North Bullitt High School.

Inspired by a friend’s suggestion, Dakota is donating all of her scarves to Shepherd’s Shelter, an agency who advocates for the homeless in Bullitt County.

The Food Network's '...

 If there’s one downside to fabulous, food-filled holiday celebrations, it’s the gurgles and groans of post-feasting indigestion.

Arrest, seizure results from tip...

 HILLVIEW - A call to the Bullitt County tip line resulted in an arrest and a seizure of drugs last week.

According to Lt. Mike Murdoch of the Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, a tip was received and turned over to the Bullitt County Drug Task Force.

The investigation led them to the Tyler Apartments on Old Preston Highway near Hillview.

Deputies stopped a vehicle that had just left that location.

UPDATE: Parade gets start to...

 UPDATE (12/6): The 2013 Liberty Tax Service Christmas Parade in Shepherdsville has been canceled due to inclement weather.

A make-up date for the event has not been announced.

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SHEPHERDSVILLE - Once again this year, the streets of downtown Shepherdsville will be a sight to be seen.

From dump trucks to VW Beetles, vehicles and people will be adorned with lights Friday night as part of the Liberty Tax Service Christmas Parade.

KSP Launches Nighttime...

 FRANKFORT – The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is launching a nighttime holiday enforcement campaign designed to reduce traffic fatalities on Kentucky roadways. ‘Operation Holiday Lights: All Night. Every Night.’ begins today at 6 p.m. and extends through January 1, 2014 at midnight.

KSP spokesman Sgt. Michael Webb says the statewide enforcement effort will utilize collision analysis data to determine which counties have the highest instance of injury and fatal crashes.

Adkins has right sign for new...

 MOUNT WASHINGTON - Boy Scout Matthew Adkins, from Troop 100, recently unveiled the new sign for Crossroads Elementary.

Adkins, who is a junior at Bullitt East High School, supervised the building of the structure to erect the sign as part of his Eagle Scout project which is up for review. The PTA bought the sign.

The Mount Washington resident said he contacted former Crossroads Principal Kim Sego to see what he could do for the school.

Bullitt Central robotics class...

 SHEPHERDSVILLE - It was educational. It was a fundraiser. It might become a new holiday tradition. And it made the principal pucker up.

And it was summed up in three simple words: Pig verses robot.

Bullitt Central High School hosted an in-school fundraising event pitting Penelope the Pig, a school resident cared for by the agriculture department, verses The War Pig, a mobile robot created by students in the new Robotics class.