PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - A convenience store is shut down after a drug raid this morning.

According to the Paducah Police Department's Drug and Vice Enforcement Unit, police took a large amount of synthetic marijuana, bath salts, and drug paraphernalia from the Superway at 649 N. 8th St.

Police first received complaints about the sale of synthetic marijuana and other items at the store. An investigation led police to find the store was also selling balloons filled with nitrous oxide.

Yesterday, undercover detectives visited the store and found synthetic marijuana for sale and purchased a pipe commonly used to smoke marijuana.

After serving a search warrant this morning, detectives notified the McCracken County Health Department of expired over-the-counter medications at the store. They also found food products such as eggs that had expired in June.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - The city of Paducah says it has taken advantage of the low interest rates for the past 11 months by refinancing two city-issued bonds.

The city says it was told this week that the most recent bond to be refinanced will have an interest rate of 3.752 percent, which is more than two percentage points lower than when it was originally issued in 2004. The city says the interest rate reduction will yield a savings of almost $600,000 over the life of the bond issue.

“With an excellent bond rating of AA- combined with professional management in the City Finance Department, the City of Paducah has been able to reap fiscal benefits in this tough economy unlike many other cities and counties,” said City Manager Jeff Pederson.

The refinanced bonds were the 2001 bond issue to build the Expo Center and the Luther F.

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - A 38-year-old Paducah man was arrested Wednesday on a 3rd degree burglary charge.

According to the McCracken County Sheriff's Department, Shane L. Jones stole several items from the home of a deceased elderly women on May 31. Among the items were a hot water heater, air conditioner unit, and copper wiring.

At the time of the burglary, the home of Francis Reynolds was uninhabited. A neighbor notified the daughter of Reynolds, Betty Hawes, that she had seen a person enter the home.

A description was given to Hawes and she was able to identify Jones.

The Sheriff's Department believes Jones dumped the stolen items at a local recycling business.

Jones was booked into the McCracken Regional Jail.

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