Electric Vehicles Energizing Ky. Economy

By Ryan Van Velzer It’s National Drive Electric Week and corporations are making major investments in electric vehicle technologies benefiting Kentucky. Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S. and making the transition away from fossil fuels will require large investments. To that end, Ford Motor Company is announcing its single biggest manufacturing investment in its history…

“We’re very mindful of them” : More than 10 inmates test positive for COVID-19 at the Kentucky River Regional Jail

by Vivica Grayson PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – Positive cases of COVID-19 continue to impact communities across the United States. In Perry County, the Kentucky River Regional Jail staff are facing an issue within their 135 bed facility. “We’re a little overcrowded at the moment,” said Jail Administrator Lonnie Brewer. “I have about 240 inmates.”…

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12-15

BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | NATIONWIDE The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children 12-15. What You Need To Know The FDA expanded the Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to include children 12-15 The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was previously approved for…

‘Solid economic recovery’ boosts Kentucky’s economic outlook with major credit rating agency

Gov. Andy Beshear announced one of the big three credit rating agencies, Fitch Ratings, improved the state’s financial outlook to stable, reflecting the commonwealth’s solid economic recovery from the pandemic. In the periodic rating report issued Tuesday, analysts wrote that the rating “reflects the commonwealth’s solid ability to control revenues and expenditures to maintain fiscal balance, a declining…

1.83 million people have received at least first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Ky.

FRANKFORT, Ky. – Gov. Andy Beshear announced on Tuesday that 1,835,176 people have received at least their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky. “We’re getting closer to reaching our 2.5 million–vaccine Team Kentucky Vaccination Challenge every day, but we need to pick up the pace, especially among younger Kentuckians,” he said. “There are vaccination appointments available…