Pro-Life Measure In KY The Kentucky House passed a measure that’s aimed at adding language to the state constitution to ensure it doesn’t offer protections for abortion.The proposed constitutional amendment cleared the Republican-led House on a 76-20 vote after…
Appalachian Center For The Arts The Appalachian Center for the Arts is preparing to open its newest exhibit.“Crossroads: Change in Rural America” is an exhibit from the Smithsonian that takes a look at rural America, diving into the ways…
No Knock Warrants Nearly a year after a young black woman was killed in a deadly police shooting, the state legislature is advancing a bill dealing with No Knock warrants.Senate Bill Four would not entirely ban the use of…
KY Highway Fatalities The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released the preliminary numbers for highway fatalities in Kentucky last year.According to the report KYTC’s Office of Highway Safety, the initial data indicates there were 778 fatalities in 2020, compared to…
More Vaccines In Pikeville Pikeville Medical Center is fast tracking who’s up next to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.PMC is moving to phase 1C, five days before the state does with regional vaccine sites. The group now eligible to receive…
Blackjewel Receives Court Order Bankrupt coal company Blackjewel has been ordered by a federal judge to clean up a Kentucky mine site.In a bankruptcy court ruling issued Wednesday, Judge Benjamin Kahn said the Bell County site presented a potential…
Big Sandy Regional Call Center Is Open The Big Sandy Regional Call center is now in operation. Nursing students are waiting by the phone to help in a five-county effort to connect more people with access to COVID-19 vaccines.“Right…
Johnson County Homes Catch Fire Two homes in Johnson County caught fire Wednesday afternoon.W.R. Castle Fire and Rescue posted on Facebook about the fire.Firefighters responded to two mobile homes on fire at 55 Daniels Road in Nippa.The firefighters were…
Pinnacle Overlook Is Closed Recent winter snow and ice storms caused trees and branches to fall across trails at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and now Pinnacle Overlook is closed. “Literally, thousands of trees have come down they have…
In-Person Learning Update Starting Monday, March 1, districts are encouraged to start offering in-person learning if they haven’t already done so, or bring more students back to the building. As of Tuesday, six districts in the state have not…