2 virus deaths reported at West Virginia nursing home
Two people have died from a coronavirus outbreak at a West Virginia nursing home, according to Gov. Jim Justice
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Security breach detected in Kentucky’s unemployment system
Kentucky’s unemployment system was hit with another security breach
Read MoreWest Virginia officials scramble to help town’s water outage
West Virginia officials scramble to help town’s water outage
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More packages from China appearing in Eastern Kentucky
Numerous unsolicited packages have been appearing in Eastern Kentucky the past week, all marked with a sender’s address from China. According to a Facebook post made by City of Coal Run Mayor Andrew Scott, several of these packages have made their way to the City of Coal Run. Mysterious packages…
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National teacher union supports strikes over reopening plans
One of the nation’s largest teachers union is authorizing its members to strike if their schools plan to reopen without proper safety measures in the middle of the global pandemic. The American Federation of Teachers, which represents 1.7 million school employees, issued a resolution on Tuesday saying…
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Kentucky State Police hold fundraiser for Special Olympics
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police posts across the state are participating in a fundraiser for Special Olympics called Cover the Cruiser. Each post will have a police cruiser parked at a designated location and encourage the public to cover it with custom Special Olympics Kentucky stickers,…
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Kentucky reclosing bars, reducing indoor restaurant capacity
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor on Monday ordered that bars close and restaurants scale back indoor service and urged school districts to wait until later in August to resume in-person classes in a new round of actions to combat a spike in coronavirus cases. Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear…
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Beshear: More action may be needed if virus cases don’t slow
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor warned Thursday that more restrictions could be reimposed to combat the coronavirus if the state doesn’t show progress soon in slowing the surging number of infections. Gov. Andy Beshear also acknowledged he wouldn’t ask school teachers to return to…
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WVa gov’s encouragement short-lived on confirmed virus cases
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was encouraged Wednesday, but the cautious optimism was short-lived.
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Roadbed collapse closes section of Mountain Parkway
HAZARD, Ky. (AP) — A section of the Mountain Parkway has closed indefinitely due to the collapse of the roadbed under the pavement, Kentucky transportation officials said. The westbound lanes of the roadway were closed Wednesday at milepost 35.8 in Powell County, just west of the Wolfe County line,…
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