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• Albert Ramirez, no operator's/moped license, $218.

• James Tyson Carpenter, obstructed vision and/or windshield, no new violations, defendant stipulated probable cause, dismissed.

In the end, the family that disrupted - or tried to disrupt - so many funerals with their messages of hate took the easy way out. When news came that the Rev. Fred Phelps, whose small and rabidly anti-gay ministry known as the Westboro Baptist Church, had died on Thursday, his daughter said there would be no funeral for her father.

The dark cloud slowly creeps forward. In moments, the viewers know it's a tornado, and it's headed right for them.

Debris begins to fly in the air, followed by rain. Then the sound of hail hitting the Earth can be heard. It's over in minutes, but its impact can be felt forever.

Though the scenario might not have happened in Taylor County, the community has seen its fair share of severe weather. And, on Tuesday night, about 20 fire and rescue workers and residents learned just how severe weather can be.

It's been just days since the crimes occurred, but police say they believe they know who committed some of them.

One arrest has been made and others are in the works to charge those responsible for the rash of burglaries in Taylor County last week.

Four local stores and a home were burglarized, and a burglar attempted to get in another store but was unsuccessful.

Campbellsville resident David Samuel Cox, aka Razor, was arrested and charged on Monday with committing two of the burglaries and attempting to commit a third.