Category Archives: Kentucky News
Heavy use of earbuds could trigger noise-induced hearing loss
BY NADIA RAMLAGAN, Kentucky News Service Many people are returning to recreational activities they suspended during the pandemic, and hearing experts warn cranking up music using earbuds can lead to h...
Aug 09, 2022
Biden to join governor to survey flood damage in Kentucky
BY CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are planning to visit Kentucky on Monday to meet with families who have suffered...
Aug 08, 2022
Nine counties drop to low risk of Covid-19, but 80 remain at high risk; Kentucky infection rate second highest among the states
BY AL CROSS, Kentucky Health News Kentucky's risk from Covid-19 fell slightly last week, based on the county-by-county risk as estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state st...
Aug 05, 2022
Gov. Beshear announces $75M fund for Kentucky nonprofit organizations
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) FRANKFORT - Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $75 million fund to help Kentucky's nonprofit organizations recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Team Kentucky...
Aug 04, 2022
Abortion-rights supporters encouraged by Kansas voters' rejection of anti-abortion measure similar to one on Ky.'s Nov. 8 ballot
People protest abortion rights during a gathering in California. (DEREK FRENCH/FILE PHOTO) BY AL CROSS, Kentucky Health News Voters in a Kansas referendum Tuesday maintained a right to abortion in the...
Aug 04, 2022
Governor confirms 30 people dead in eastern Ky. as flooding continues
Gov. Andy Beshear provides an update to members of the media after a flyover tour of flooding damage across eastern Kentucky at Wendell H. Ford Airport in Chavies, Ky on Friday, July 29, 2022. (OFFICE...
Aug 01, 2022
Camp Currie canceled this week due to staff COVID case
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) BENTON - Camp John Currie has been canceled for the third year after a COVID-19 case among staff members of the camp. The camp is hosted each summer in Marshall County. The Kent...
Jul 31, 2022
Tenn. back-to-school sales tax-free weekend kicks off
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee is starting a sales tax-free weekend today that covers back-to-school needs such as clothing, school supplies and computers. The sales tax holi...
Jul 29, 2022
KAHP announced program to incentivize vaccinations at schools
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO) LEXINGTON - The Kentucky Association of Health Plans announced Wednesday an initiative aimed at increasing vaccine access and acceptance by empowering local schools with funding...
Jul 28, 2022
First probable case of monkeypox identified in Barren River District
This electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample...
Jul 27, 2022