BY ASSOCIATED PRESS | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Monday accused Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of cutting “a secret deal with the White House that fell apart,” blaming a lack of communication by his fellow Kentuckian for the failure of a federal judicial nomination. Further exposing long-simmering tensions between the…
By Julia Sandor WOODFORD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – COVID-19 numbers are still high in many counties in Kentucky, but the second vaccine booster is only available to immunocompromised people or those over the age of 50. Those numbers might continue to rise. If you’re under the age of 50, only one booster shot is authorized. Cassie…
By Dakota Makres CORBIN, Ky. (WYMT) – One Southern Kentucky doctor said we are in the middle of a COVID outbreak, but cases are mild. “We are seeing much more than 2 months ago, where we got to just to one, or two or three cases a day,” said Dr. David Worthy, Chief Medical Officer and…
By Kaitlin Thorne, Ohio Valley ReSource Every morning Gianna wakes up in a wooden crib next to her mother’s bed. Sunlight streams through the window, warming the room and displaying the razor-wire fence just beyond the yard. Gianna has spent her first year of life in the nursery at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, where her…
WEKU | By Stu Johnson The formal search to fill the commissioner’s position at the Fayette County Health Department is expected to begin soon. This comes following the announced resignation of Dr. Joel McCullough. Dr. McCullough’s resignation is effective the end of this month. Longtime Fayette County Health Department administrator Jessica Cobb is serving as interim…
BY RYAN DEARBONE KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — The Susan G. Komen Foundation estimates nearly 290,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year alone. Early detection and advocacy are key in saving the lives of those living with the disease. One breast cancer survivor is trying to make the process as simple as opening an…
WUKY | By Associated Press A high honor for a Lexington-based literary artist. The Library of Congress on Tuesday announced that Ada Limón will be the next U.S. poet laureate. She’s the 24th poet to hold that title; which officially is called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. Limon’s 1-year term begins Sept. 29th with the traditional…
BY MARIO ANDERSON KENTUCKY KENTUCKY — Governor Andy Beshear announced in June that Eastern Kentucky University and the City of Richmond are receiving a grant from the Transportation Alternatives Program. The $369,200 grant involves constructing a six-foot wide concrete sidewalk on the south side of Summit Street from Madison Avenue to the corner of University Drive, adding striped crosswalks…
By Jess Clark Health officials in Jefferson County are following three local cases of monkeypox. The virus, which usually only occurs in West and Central Africa, is cropping up in clusters across the globe, and scientists still don’t know why. Local officials say the risk remains relatively low in Louisville. Monkeypox causes flu-like symptoms and a rash with bumps…
by Kevin Wheatley and Monica Harkins LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A literacy intervention program meant to help first-grade students learn how to read has drawn the attention of one Kentucky lawmaker who questions its effectiveness. Schools across Kentucky have access to Reading Recovery, a national program offered through the state’s Collaborative Center for Literacy Development…
