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Mar 31

Coronavirus

Kentucky Opens COVID-19 Vaccinations To Everyone Over 16 Beginning April 5

Beginning Monday, April 5, everyone over age 16 will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination in Kentucky. Gov. Andy Beshear made the announcement during a press conference Wednesday and said the state is on track to meet President Biden’s goal of 200 million shots by his 100th day in office. “This is a good day, […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 31

Coronavirus

Kentucky Opens COVID-19 Vaccinations To Everyone Over 16 Beginning April 5

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Changes Its Vaccine Policy After Questions About Prioritizing People With Disabilities

UPDATE: After this story was published, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear addressed the vaccine status for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during his coronavirus briefing on Monday, March 22. “To clarify questions that were asked last week, all individuals with intellectual or behavioral conditions are eligible to get the vaccine in 1c right now, and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Changes Its Vaccine Policy After Questions About Prioritizing People With Disabilities

Corinne Boyer

Mar 16

Coronavirus

While Battling Coronavirus, Kentucky Also Monitoring People Who’ve Traveled To Countries With Ebola Outbreaks

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state is monitoring about a dozen people who’ve travelled to countries with outbreaks of Ebola. Beshear made the announcement during his coronavirus briefing Tuesday. Eleven people in Kentucky have traveled to either the Democratic Republic of the Congo or Guinea — both countries experiencing Ebola outbreaks. Beshear said health […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 16

Coronavirus

While Battling Coronavirus, Kentucky Also Monitoring People Who’ve Traveled To Countries With Ebola Outbreaks

Corinne Boyer

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

The past year inflicted devastating pain across the Ohio Valley as more than 25,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia died due to COVID-19 and more than 1.5 million people contracted the virus. Low-income families, women and people of color bore an unequal brunt of the economic challenges caused by the shutdowns, more so […]

By Suhail Bhat

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

Suhail Bhat

Mar 12

Coronavirus

Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley

When the first coronavirus cases were reported last year, Warren County, Kentucky, Jailer Stephen Harmon knew there was going to be a COVID-19 outbreak in his jail. It was just a matter of when. “We tried our best to keep it from happening,” he said. “However with this many people in a fairly small spot, […]

By Alana Watson

Mar 12

Coronavirus

Prisoners And The Pandemic: A Year Into COVID, Crowded Jails Fuel Infections In Ohio Valley

Alana Watson

Mar 10

Coronavirus

Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday stronger coronavirus safety guidance intended to keep coal miners safe from COVID-19 in the workplace. However, the Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration stopped short of issuing an emergency standard — as the mine workers’ union had requested — and instead kept to voluntary guidelines. “This updated […]

By Jeff Young

Mar 10

Coronavirus

Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations

Jeff Young

Mar 9

Coronavirus

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

The newest version of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the American Rescue Plan, is nearing final approval by the House before going to President Joe Biden. During his regular COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state would receive $2.6 billion which would allow for a “once in a generation […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Coronavirus

Kentucky Governor Says COVID Relief Bill Would Also Fund Big Infrastructure Investments

Corinne Boyer

Mar 9

Coronavirus

Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Championed As A Boon For Failing Ohio Valley Pensions

Major unions and one of their leading allies in the U.S. Senate are hailing tens of billions of dollars allocated for shoring up struggling union pension funds. The funding added to President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, dubbed the Butch-Lewis Act, would provide $86 billion to dozens of failing union pension plans across […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Mar 9

Coronavirus

Biden’s COVID-19 Bill Championed As A Boon For Failing Ohio Valley Pensions

Liam Niemeyer

Mar 2

Coronavirus

Evacuations Underway In Kentucky, COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear used his regular media briefing on coronavirus Tuesday to also provide an update on flooding that struck parts of the state. Record rainfall has led to widespread property damage and evacuations in parts of the state. Beshear said Kentucky Emergency Management is evacuating 1,000 people from the town of Jackson in […]

By Corinne Boyer

Mar 2

Coronavirus

Evacuations Underway In Kentucky, COVID-19 Cases Continue To Decline

Corinne Boyer

Feb 26

Coronavirus

Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

More than 2.5 million people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the Moderna or Pfzier COVID-19 vaccines. Little by little, states have received more vaccine doses, but the national supply remains low. However, more promise is on the horizon as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]

By Corinne Boyer

Feb 26

Coronavirus

Vaccine Experts Answer Your Questions About Pfizer, Moderna And Johnson & Johnson Vaccines

Corinne Boyer