SUMMARY: Hot temperatures persist through the holiday weekend, with highs ranging from 92 to 95 degrees and increasing humidity making it feel close to 100 degrees. Pools are expected to stay busy as dry conditions continue with minimal rain chances Sunday. A cold front arrives Monday, bringing scattered showers and thunderstorms, which will taper off by Tuesday, though isolated storms may linger midweek. Tropical Depression Three is developing near the South Carolina coast, potentially becoming Tropical Storm Chantelle by Saturday. Louisville saw a unique Viking cruise ship visit, diverted due to high Mississippi River levels. Despite the heat, dry weather favors 4th of July fireworks celebrations.

WLKY meteorologist Eric Zernich’s Friday evening forecast

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SUMMARY: Independence Day in Central and Eastern Kentucky featured pleasant weather with abundant sunshine, highs in the upper 80s to low 90s, and low humidity making it comfortable. Evening fireworks were clear and calm. The weekend will stay hot, with Saturday highs in the low to mid-90s, dry and sunny, but humidity will rise Sunday as southerly winds return moisture. A stray late-day storm is possible Sunday, especially in the Bluegrass region, as a cold front approaches. Early next week, unsettled weather will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, some strong with gusty winds and heavy rain. Humidity remains high through midweek.

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SUMMARY: A Bowling Green woman, Taza D. Hays, 36, faces three first-degree cocaine trafficking charges. The Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force conducted surveillance and made three covert cocaine purchases from her. After presenting the investigation to the Warren County Grand Jury, an indictment was issued. Law enforcement served the indictment at Hays’s Nutwood Street home, where she attempted to flush cocaine down a toilet. Marijuana, schedule II controlled substances, and LSD were also found. Hays was arrested and lodged at Warren County Regional Jail. Additional charges are expected as the investigation continues.

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