CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia program helping adults age 55 and older return to the workforce is seeing renewed interest as inflation and high gas prices squeeze the budgets of the Mountain State’s older residents, many of whom are living on fixed incomes. The Senior Community Service…
Read MoreMore than 17,000 Kentuckians could lose food assistance when pre-pandemic SNAP work requirements go back into effect this summer, for adults between ages 18 and 49. That’s on top of a proposal House Republicans are pushing in the debt-ceiling bill in Congress that would implement…
Read MoreThe 2023 Kentucky primary election is now in the books, and we now know that Gov. Andy Beshear will be seeking re-election by taking on the man who has perhaps been his biggest adversary over the past four years — Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The matchup is the one most pundits predicted would…
Read MoreThe latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show Kentucky continues have among the worst cancer rates in the nation – with lung, colorectal, breast and cervical cancer making up the majority of cancer deaths. More than 30,000 Kentuckians will be diagnosed with cancer this…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday afternoon, the White House announced the end of many of the vaccine requirements put in place two years ago. On May 11, the same day the COVID public health emergency comes to an end, the federal government will no longer require the COVID vaccine for federal employees…
Read MoreFentanyl in Kentucky may be now laced with an animal tranquilizer called Xylazine, in what drug officials are calling the “third wave” of the opioid epidemic. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, Xylazine has so far shown up at DEA labs in the Florence/Covington area and in…
Read MoreMILWAUKEE, Wis. – The “Cocaine Bear” craze is coming to the world of bobbleheads. On Friday, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in conjunction with KY for KY unveiled the first Cocaine Bear Bobblehead. The limited-edition statuette features the 175 lb. black bear who…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. — The nation’s child population is shrinking, including in Kentucky, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation that looks at the latest Census data. Louisville is one of ten cities with the largest reported decreases in kids within the past decade.…
Read MoreIn Kentucky, unions and their advocates continue to push for changes to shift public contract money toward suppliers sourcing their materials from American manufacturers. In 2021, President Biden signed an executive order requiring the federal government to spend more money on American-made…
Read MoreLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Another person has died as a result of Monday morning’s shooting at Old National Bank in downtown Louisville, police said in an afternoon press conference to update the public on the situation. Police have identified the shooter as 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, an employee…
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