FRANKFORT, Ky. — The number of Kentuckians eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine is about to grow significantly. During his briefing on Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kentucky expects to move into phase 1-C on March 1. That includes anyone age 60 and older, as well as certain essential…
Read MorePower restored to about 35,000 Work crews made made significant progress in restoring power across the region, with fewer than 7,000 customers still without power across the Mountain Top News coverage area. That’s down from more than 42,000 at the height of the outage. Most of the outages that…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Coronavirus rates continue to plummet across Kentucky. The latest numbers show about 4,300 new cases reported over the weekend, which is one-third of the weekend cases reported during the height of the most recent surge back in January. That brings the total to nearly 397,000.…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — Visitation is returning to some long-term care facilities in Kentucky, nearly a year after the pandemic closed them to the public. The new guidelines affects non-certified facilities that have completed vaccinations. Those include independent living, assisted living, personal care,…
Read MorePower had been restored to more than 4,000 more customers across the region Thursday morning. At 10 a.m. Thursday, there were still about 20,000 outages across the Mountain Top News coverage area. That less than half of the more than 42,000 at the height of the outage. Some relief is finally arriving…
Read MoreFRANKFORT, Ky. — The dramatic drop in coronavirus transmission is continuing across Kentucky. After the nearly all of the state spent months in the red zone, now only 35 counties are at the highest level of transmission. That’s down from 63 counties on Tuesday. Looking at the latest numbers,…
Read MorePower restoration efforts continue across the region, with progress reported in some counties and setbacks in others. Freezing rain Sunday and Monday resulted in widespread power outages, as trees buckled under the weight of ice, ripping down power lines as they fell. By early Wednesday evening, 24,000…
Read MorePower crews made substantial progress on widespread power outages over the past day. From a high of more than 38,000 customers without power in the Mountain Top News coverage area on Tuesday, more than 12,000 had power restored by Wednesday morning, leaving just shy of 26,000 still waiting. Central…
Read MoreTravel remains hazardous throughout the region this morning, as many roads are still slick with ice. And many of those that have been treated are likely to be blocked by fallen trees and power lines. Officials are asking Kentuckians to remain home to allow highway crews and power workers to respond…
Read More99 percent of Magoffin, Lawrence counties left in the dark It is a cold and dark morning for nearly 150,000 Kentuckians who are waiting for power to be restored to their homes, after freezing rain blanketed much of central and Eastern Kentucky with a thick sheet of ice. One-third of Kentucky Power’s…
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