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
Mar 1 Energy & Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Dozens of counties in Kentucky and West Virginia are cleaning up flood damage from heavy rains over the weekend. In Kentucky, a total of 34 counties and cities have declared states of emergency, including Breathitt, Calloway, Casey, Elliott, Estill, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties and the cities of Paintsville and Salyersville. Of […] By Katie Myers Mar 1 Energy & Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Katie Myers
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
Feb 25 Energy & Environment Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Feb 25 Energy & Environment Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Feb 24 Agriculture Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland A new bill in the Kentucky legislature could ban large-scale solar projects on farmland in the state, out of fears that the growing solar industry could be a detriment to the preservation of productive farmland. But a leading solar advocate in the state believes the bill is an overreaction and could significantly hamper the dawning […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 24 Agriculture Ky. Bill Would Allow Ban Of Large Solar Projects On Farmland Liam Niemeyer
Feb 23 Coronavirus As KY Teachers Are Vaccinated, Gov. Beshear Wants In-Person Classes In March Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear issued an executive order on Tuesday recommending that all school districts offer some type of in-person learning starting March 1 or within a week of vaccinations for school personnel. The order recommends that classes resume seven days after teachers and staff have received their second COVID-19 vaccinations, though the decision is […] By Corinne Boyer Feb 23 Coronavirus As KY Teachers Are Vaccinated, Gov. Beshear Wants In-Person Classes In March Corinne Boyer
Feb 19 Agriculture Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County, passing by green rolling hills and hay bales. In her social media video from early September, Adreanna Wills points out white signs in yards along the way, displaying […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 19 Agriculture Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future Liam Niemeyer
Feb 19 Democracy & Civic Life Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Program on Extremism at George Washington University compiled a database from the federal criminal complaints against those charged […] By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young Feb 19 Democracy & Civic Life Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young
Feb 19 Coronavirus A Year In The Pandemic As we near the first full year of the Covid-19 pandemic, we’d like to know how you’ve managed. What’s the best thing you’ve experienced this past year? What are you proudest of and why? What is something you’ve learned and plan to bring forward into your life after the pandemic? What […] By Tajah McQueen Feb 19 Coronavirus A Year In The Pandemic Tajah McQueen