CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This summer, West Virginia residents having suicidal thoughts will be able to get help with just three numbers. The state has received a grant to change the phone number for its suicide prevention lifeline to 988.The change will become effective in July. Currently, those needing…
Read MoreCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Applications are now open for low-income West Virginia residents who need help paying water and sewer bills. Under the federally-funded Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, households making 60 percent or less of the state median income can get help paying water and…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Cadet Class 101 has graduated the Kentucky State Police Academy on Friday, sending 71 new state troopers to posts around the state. The cadets graduated after completing 1,000 hours of classroom instruction over 24 weeks. “Congratulations, cadets,” Gov. Beshear said.…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan spending package last night that will keep the government funded for the rest of the fiscal year, and the bill contains a number of items for Eastern Kentucky. U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers included $10 million worth of earmarks in…
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Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Those convicted of trafficking or importing fentanyl could soon find themselves facing much longer prison sentences, under a bill being considered in the Kentucky General Assembly. Rep. Chris Fugate, of Perry County, who is a retired state trooper, has introduced Dalton’s…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The round after round of severe storms moving through the state this year have been bad enough, but it’s even worse when someone tries to take advantage of an emergency to make a bigger profit. That’s why Attorney General Daniel Cameron is reminding Kentuckians that…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Voters who are registered Republican have pulled nearly even with Democrats in Kentucky, thanks to a surge of party-switching at the end of the year. Dec. 31 is the deadline to change party registration and still vote in that party’s upcoming primary. That may have played…
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government has begun taking orders for free at-home COVID tests. Under the program, each household in the U.S. can order four free tests. The tests are the rapid versions, not the PCR tests, and provide results within 30 minutes without being sent to a lab. To order…
Read MoreBENWOOD, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice reports that a coal miner died in a fall Friday in the state’s Northern Panhandle, said. The death of Jeffrey A. Phillips, 44, is at least the third in the U.S. coal mining industry already this year. Other deaths have occurred this month in Indiana…
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