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Jan 27

Coronavirus

Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that more COVID-19 vaccine doses are on the way to the commonwealth. More than 338,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Kentucky, but the state has the capacity to provide more if more supply were available. “We’re going to get about 8,800 new first doses a […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 27

Coronavirus

Kentucky Will Receive More COVID-19 Doses Every Week

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 22

Coronavirus

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […]

By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Coronavirus

Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley?

Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer and Alana Watson

Jan 22

Coronavirus

With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It

More than 969,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to long-term care workers, teachers, and additional frontline health care workers around the Ohio Valley. But a surprising number of workers in some key sectors are hesitant or are refusing to get a shot, including some rural school staff in Kentucky, nursing facility workers in […]

By Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 22

Coronavirus

With COVID Vaccinations Underway, Some Frontline Workers Are Hesitant To Receive It

Corinne Boyer and Liam Niemeyer

Jan 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced an expansion of federal aid for state hospitals and a request for more vaccine doses from the federal government on Tuesday as he reported 2,250 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. Nearly 3,200 people have died from the virus in the Commonwealth. Beshear announced 27 new deaths Tuesday and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 19

Coronavirus

Kentucky Hospitals Will Receive New Medicaid Funding Amid Strain Of Pandemic

Corinne Boyer

Jan 15

Democracy & Civic Life

Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year

Jessalyn Brown met Kyra Higgins through theater. “I saw her on stage and I was just like, ‘This girl is so good!’ She was just amazing.” So when it came time for Brown, 21, to direct a play for her senior project at Kentucky’s Georgetown College, she knew she wanted Higgins, 22, to be in […]

By Sydney Boles

Jan 15

Democracy & Civic Life

Black Lives In Red States: Art And Life Converge For Two Women In A Tumultuous Year

Sydney Boles

Jan 8

Agriculture

Driven Off The Road And Assaulted: Animal Rights Group Confronts Alleged Cockfighting In Southeastern Ohio

Members of an Illinois-based animal protection group say one of their members was assaulted and another was driven off the road recently after confronting a suspected cockfighting event in southeastern Ohio. Animal rights activist Steve Hindi said his group Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, or SHARK, received a tip from the group’s hotline about a […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Jan 8

Agriculture

Driven Off The Road And Assaulted: Animal Rights Group Confronts Alleged Cockfighting In Southeastern Ohio

Liam Niemeyer

Jan 8

Democracy & Civic Life

After ‘Dark Day’ In Washington, Ohio Valley Lawmakers And Residents Who Were There Take Stock

Owensboro, Kentucky, pastor Brian Gibson spoke at an event in Washington, D.C., Tuesday that combined religion with support for President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the election. “How many of you all believe that the people we elected are going to do what’s right tomorrow?” Gibson asked the crowd at Washington’s Freedom […]

By Jeff Young , Alana Watson , , Liam Niemeyer and Corinne Boyer

Jan 8

Democracy & Civic Life

After ‘Dark Day’ In Washington, Ohio Valley Lawmakers And Residents Who Were There Take Stock

Jeff Young, Alana Watson, , Liam Niemeyer and Corinne Boyer

Jan 5

Coronavirus

Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays

In his Tuesday briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear reiterated the importance of following COVID-19 protocols to stop the spread of the virus. “In L.A. County, they have so much COVID that ambulances are no longer doing runs for those in the worst shape,” he said. “I mean we’re at war, and […]

By Corinne Boyer

Jan 5

Coronavirus

Beshear Urges COVID Safety As He Awaits Clear Data After Holidays

Corinne Boyer

Dec 30

Coronavirus

COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late?

He asked her if she was cold. A wind whips around the park in western Kentucky a couple days before Christmas. He puts his arm around her as they move closer together on the bench. Blake Livesay, 27, met Laura Brooke, 31, online earlier in 2020, and they’ve been inseparable since. She liked his way […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 30

Coronavirus

COVID Relief Is Coming To The Ohio Valley. But As Hunger Persists, Did It Arrive Too Late?

Liam Niemeyer

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 […]

By Suhail Bhat

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

Suhail Bhat