LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Three hunger-relief charities will benefit from a $500,000 donation by the Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. and Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Foundation in response to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The donation is the largest single private donation made…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice cautiously floated the idea of reopening parts of the state but made clear Thursday that he will heed the advice of health experts before lifting coronavirus restrictions. The Republican governor said there’s immense pressure to restart the…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kentucky moved this week to give the state’s anti-abortion attorney general authority to regulate abortion clinics, but they may have acted too late if the state’s new Democratic governor objects. The legislature passed the bill late Wednesday, on…

LONDON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky state representative was arrested early Thursday on accusations of driving while intoxicated only hours after the state House had adjourned, authorities said. State Rep. Derek J. Lewis of London was charged with drunken driving, The Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Laurel…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases.…

Qualifying patients needing testing for the novel coronavirus will have the opportunity to get a drive-through test next week in Pike County. During his daily media briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced that through the state’s ongoing partnership with Kroger food stores and Gravity Diagnostics,…

Kentucky River District Health Department officials announced the 2nd positive case of COVID-19 in Knott County. According to a press release, the health department says the patient is a 41-year-old male who is a resident of Knott County and is an employee of the Hazard/Perry County Walmart Store. If…

A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Prestonsburg. According to a statement from Kentucky State Police, Leann Shortridge, 39, of Prestonsburg, was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle. The incident happened just before 10 p.m., when Kentucky State Police Post 9 in…

FLOYD COUNTY — Paving work is set to take place on a six-mile stretch of U.S. 23 in Floyd County next week. According to a statement from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 12 in Pikeville, motorists on U.S. 23 in Floyd County should see traffic control devices and signs set up this…

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — The West Prestonsburg Bridge on Ky. 2555, next to the entrance to Archer Park, was closed Wednesday afternoon, April 15, due to severe cracking and separation of the bridge deck’s pavement overlay. According to a statement from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 12, Bridge…