BY BRANDON ROBERTS KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. – Substance and alcohol use in Fayette County is surging as the COVID-19 pandemic creates challenges to healthcare systems and public health policies with regard to prevention strategies. What You Need To Know Fayette County on pace for record number of overdose deaths Needle exchange program participants increasing Pandemic-related guidelines not conducive…
By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource One of the country’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, with a large presence in the Ohio Valley, has emerged at the center of a $60 million bribery and racketeering scheme related to Ohio’s controversial energy bill that bailed out several struggling nuclear and coal plants On Tuesday, federal investigators arrested one…
By Madison Pergrem LESLIE COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – On Sunday the Leslie County Sheriff’s Department posted on Facebook that a suspicious package from China has surfaced in the county. The post saying if you receive any package from China in which you did not order do not use the contents of the package and do not…
By WKYT News Staff LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – UK Healthcare says it has identified more than two dozen COVID-19 tests that were actually a false positive. A news release from the hospital says the issue was with a software flaw. The discovery was made on July 16 as UK lab scientists were reviewing raw data from…
By STU JOHNSON A just released report from the State Council on Postsecondary Education shows that health care jobs in Kentucky are anticipated to increase 12% over the next decade. It’s predicted to expand at nearly twice the rate for any other job in the Commonwealth. Council Associate Vice President for Data, Research, and Advanced Analytics…
By Ryland Barton Republican leaders of Kentucky’s legislature say they want to curb Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s power to issue mandates during states of emergency, like the coronavirus pandemic currently gripping the state and nation. Meanwhile, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron has asked a court to void all Beshear’s coronavirus-related orders, including the mandate that Kentuckians…
By Jordan Whitaker FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron has filed a motion to defend the placement of Marsy’s Law on the November ballot after the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Marsy’s Law, which was passed overwhelmingly by Kentucky lawmakers. Back in 2018, voters approved the…
By JOSH JAMES The University of Kentucky plans to test up to 30,000 returning students for the coronavirus as the fall semester approaches. UK policy will call for all students who live or attend any classes on campus to be tested, either through the newly set up university system or by undergoing an approved PCR test…
BY EILEEN STREET KENTUCKY LEXINGTON, Ky. — As coronavirus cases continue to rise in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear has taken additional measures to help reduce the spread. What You Need To Know Public health expert welcomes governor’s new COVID-19 recommendations Expert says restrictions are necessary when people don’t change their behavior If behaviors don’t change, more restrictions could…
BY EILEEN STREET | KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that Kentucky had its highest one-day total of coronavirus cases reported with 979 new cases. However, two Louisville hospitals, Norton Healthcare and UofL Hospital, have yet to see a spike in hospitalizations related to the virus. What You Need To Know…
