East Ky. unemployment rates fall in December
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Unemployment rates fell in every Kentucky county in December, according to figures…
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All local counties except Pike see unemployment down since last year
FRANKFORT, Ky. — The latest county-level unemployment figures show the jobless rating falling…
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Employees Protest the Closure of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps
Employees of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps protested after it was announced that the center would be…
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SOAR Runway Program
Shaping Our Appalachian Region launches the Runway program, designed to help people get back to work.
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Salon owner pleads guilty to pandemic fraud
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwestern Virginia business owner has pleaded guilty to defrauding the government…
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SW Va. woman gets 10 years for unemployment scheme
ABINGDON, Va. — A southwest Virginia woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, for being…
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Ky. bill would allow domestic-violence survivors to claim unemployment
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers and state advocates want to expand the state’s unemployment…
Read MoreWoman pleads guilty to $669K unemployment scheme
ABINGDON, Va. — As expected, a southwestern Virginia woman pleaded guilty Monday to charges related…
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SW Va. woman gets nine years for $500K unemployment scheme
ABINGDON, Va. — The ringleader of a scheme to defraud the unemployment system of nearly half a…
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23 indicted in $499K unemployment scheme
ABINGDON, Va. — A federal grand jury in Abingdon has issued an indictment against 23 southwestern…
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