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Teamsters Local 89 endorses Harris after national union doesn’t make a presidential pick
Union workers from Kentucky and Southern Indiana announced Thursday they were endorsing Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.? The announcement from the Teamsters Local 89 Executive Board comes a day after the International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse a candidate for president. The Teamsters Local 89 executive board said their unanimous decision to endorse Harris […]
Eight Kentucky community health centers to expand mental health care with federal money
Eight community health centers in Kentucky have received nearly $5 million in federal funds to launch and expand mental health and substance use disorder treatments across the state.? The $4.7 million in grant money comes from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), housed within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).? Centers […]
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear to address West Virginia Democrats later in September
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear will be the keynote speaker at an annual West Virginia Democratic Party dinner later this month.? Beshear, a two-term governor in a red state, will speak at the party’s Roosevelt Kennedy Dinner at the Charleston Civic Center on Sept. 27.? West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin called Beshear “a […]
New Harris campaign ad features Kentucky rape survivor who became pregnant at 12
A new campaign ad from Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign features sexual abuse survivor Hadley Duvall, a Kentucky woman who was raped by her stepfather and became pregnant when she was 12 years old. Duvall says in the 30-second spot, titled “Monster” that at the time she discovered she was pregnant, she “had options” […]
Focus shifts in I-75 shooter search from manhunt in forest to more police presence in communities
Kentucky officials on Tuesday announced a shift in the search for the suspect in the Sept. 7 shootings on Interstate 75 to focus on increasing police presence and patrols in nearby communities. Gov. Andy Behsear said that on the manhunt’s 11th day there remains only a low probability of finding Joseph Couch, 32, in the […]
Kentucky state senator from Harlan injured in lawn mower accident
Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, has been hospitalized following an accident involving a riding lawn mower Sunday afternoon.? In a statement Monday morning, Senate President Robert Stivers, R-Manchester, said Turner was “in critical but stable condition” and had been admitted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.? “I’ve been in touch […]
Kentucky Wild will celebrate its birthday and native species Saturday in Georgetown, public invited
Bats, butterflies and a native plant sale will be featured at a celebration of Kentucky Wild’s sixth birthday Saturday, Sept. 21, in Georgetown. A news release from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the public is invited to the event which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern) at Country […]
Beshear names former Democratic state lawmaker to board regulating utilities in Kentucky
A former elected official from Eastern Kentucky who was part of Democratic leadership in the Kentucky House has been appointed to a powerful board regulating Kentucky utilities.?? Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear named John Will Stacy of West Liberty, a state representative from 1993 to 2015, to the three-member Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC). Stacy was […]
Measles case confirmed at Western Kentucky University
A Western Kentucky University student has a confirmed case of measles and may have exposed others, according to the Barren River Health District and the Kentucky Department for Public Health. The student is unvaccinated against the highly contagious disease, the health departments said.? The student, whose name, gender and other identifying information were not released, […]
Spalding University in Louisville names new president
Spalding University, a private, liberal arts college in Louisville, has named Anne Kenworthy as its 11th president, the institution announced Monday.?? Kenworthy, who comes from the Catholic Christian Brothers University in Memphis, will take over the role on Jan. 1.? She also worked at Crichton College and the University of Memphis, according to Spalding, which […]
Democratic state lawmaker pleads not guilty to DUI-related charges
LOUISVILLE —?Kentucky state Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton pleaded not guilty to charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence in Jefferson County District Court Friday morning.? The 62-year-old Democratic lawmaker from Shivley was arrested by local police early Tuesday. According to the arrest citation, she refused to take a field sobriety test and a preliminary […]
Vape retailers move to reinstate their legal challenge of 2024 Kentucky law
Kentucky vape retailers plan to appeal the dismissal of their challenge to a 2024 state ban on selling some vaping roducts. A Franklin Circuit judge in late July dismissed their lawsuit challenging the 2024 law. Greg Troutman with the Kentucky Smoke Free Association, which represents vape retailers, filed a notice of appeal Tuesday with the […]