by Lindsey McClave, Special to Courier Journal There are always common themes in my weekly interviews with the independent restaurants in Louisville and this week’s interview with three Jeffersontown staples was no exception. A thread of thankfulness was present during my conversations with the individuals behind Carali’s Rotisserie Chicken, FDKY BBQ, and Mussel & Burger Bar, as was…
By WYMT News Staff | ATLANTA (WYMT) – New guidance recently released on the Centers for Disease Control’s website shows a common belief about how the novel coronavirus spreads may be changing as we learn more about the virus. In a recent update to the organization’s “How COVID-19 spreads” section on its website, officials say they now…
By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Just 15% of Kentucky counties meet minimum recommended coronavirus testing levels, according to a new report from health care company Castlight. Sixty-seven percent of West Virginia counties and 31% of Ohio counties met the threshold. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that states have the capacity to test 1% of…
By JOSH JAMES Gov. Andy Beshear says the there are promising signs in the state’s coronavirus data, but he’s warning that politicization of safety guidelines could hurt recovery efforts. The governor took time out of his daily briefing Wednesday to make the argument against viewing the outbreak through any kind of political lens. With face coverings…
By Eleanor Klibanoff | Jacob Ryan | Jared Bennett Last month, protesters stood outside the window of the room where Gov. Andy Beshear gives his daily press briefing. As Beshear calmly read out the number of Kentuckians newly infected with coronavirus, and those who had succumbed to the disease, the protesters chanted about getting back to…
BY ASHLEIGH MILLS KENTUCKY KENTUCKY — As restrictions ease and businesses begin to reopen, Kentucky has launched contact tracing as a method of detecting who could have been exposed to the coronavirus and where they were exposed. What You Need To Know Contact tracing to be used in Kentucky ACLU speaking out about the process and fairness ACLU…
BY SPECTRUM NEWS STAFF | KENTUCKY FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Supreme Court of Kentucky will resume in-person court services beginning June 1, following the formation of three task forces to ensure a safe reopening. “Our priority is to implement a limited, phased reopening that will allow greater access to the courts while keeping court personnel and…
By SYDNEY BOLES Coal company American Resources Corporation, which owns mines in Kentucky and West Virginia, is facing sanctions after failing to comply with a bankruptcy court’s orders, even after the company received $2.7 million in government aid meant for companies harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Indiana-based ARC purchased coal mines and equipment from bankrupt coal…
By STU JOHNSON The city of Lexington is sending a blueprint for economic recovery to Governor Beshear. It comes as the bluegrass community works to resume business activity during COVID-19 times. Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said the plan, which covers everything from agriculture to healthcare to arts and culture to college and high school athletics, includes…
By STU JOHNSON State Public Health Commissioner Steven Stack says testing for coronavirus is planned this week at 23 long term care facilities this week. During Monday night’s briefing in Frankfort, Dr. Stack said the schedule calls for testing nearly three thousand residents and staff over the next two days. “We are going to go methodically…