FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky counties may be able to cover costs of recycling or disposing of waste tires with $4,000 state grants. The funds are available through the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Waste Management Waste Tire Trust Fund, the cabinet said in a news release. Labor…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Monday, May 11 will usher in reopenings for factories and some businesses as part of Beshear’s plan to gradually restart the parts of Kentucky’s economy stalled by the pandemic. The phase-in starting May 11 includes a broad resumption of manufacturing and construction work…

Several Eastern Kentucky health care providers are among more than two dozen providers to receive funding for expanded COVID-19 testing. According to a statement from Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office, 25 health care providers across Kentucky have received portions of more than $10.3 million in funding…

A reopening date for the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System has been set. During his daily briefing on Friday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System in Southern West Virginia will reopen beginning Thursday, May 21. Justice announced that numerous guidelines will be in…

A local public transit agency has received grant funding through federal coronavirus relief legislation. According to a statement from Gov. Andy Beshear’s office, 20 agencies providing public transit across Kentucky received a portion of nearly $23 million provided through the CARES Act, the federal…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An attempt by a Virginia church to prevent the state from barring gatherings of more than 10 people “would seriously undermine” the state’s efforts to deter the spread of the coronavirus, attorneys for Gov. Ralph Northam argued Thursday in a legal filing. Attorney General…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Bear activity is picking up in Kentucky with spring in full bloom, and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has some tips for people who are having problems with the animals. Instead of trying to change the bear’s behavior, make some adjustments, the department…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record. The figures are stark evidence of the damage the coronavirus has done to a now-shattered economy. The losses reflect what…

Gov. Andy Beshear teased his Health At Work Phase 2 economic reopening plan during Thursday’s daily briefing, and that plan includes provisions for restaurants and movie theaters, and for some youth sports to commence. Beshear said his Phase 2 reopening plan would get underway May 22, even while Phase…

Paving is scheduled to start Monday, May 11, on a section of Ky. 632 in Pike County. According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 12, work from mile point 6.9 to 8.3 (Phelps Mountain) should take about a week, depending on weather. The District 12 Phelps Maintenance Garage is located…