Louisville Courier-Journal
- Kentucky reports 1,025 new COVID-19 cases, 25 more deaths on Saturday
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 04:46 PMKentucky's COVID-19 test positivity rate remained below 6%.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Montana health director nominee once faced criticism over Kentucky's hepatitis A outbreak
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 11:23 AMAdam Meier could become Montana's next health director. In Kentucky, He faced a hepatitis A outbreak and pushed Medicaid work requirements.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Kentucky man charged with fetal homicide after 'severely' beating pregnant woman
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 01:04 PMFreddy T. Humfleet, 44, of London, allegedly assaulted the female victim, causing her to have a miscarriage of a 10-weeks-old fetus.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Louisville doctor sentenced to 5 years in prison for dealing prescription drugs
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 05:24 PMDr. Peter Steiner has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised probation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Another step forward': Kentucky's COVID-19 positivity rate decreases for 8th day in a row
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 07:07 PMKentucky had 1,180 new cases and an additional 30 related deaths, bringing its totals to 402,926 cases and 4,600 deaths.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - JCPS is reopening schools. Here's a quick look at the plan and what happens now
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 11:55 AMJCPS approved a reopening plan Thursday. Here's what to know about it and when kids go back to school.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - SEE IT: The NAACP featured Black Kentuckians receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 03:15 PMGov. Andy Beshear and the NAACP featured Black Kentuckians receiving the COVID-19 vaccine
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Throw it at me. I can do anything.' How Peace Corps changed this Louisville couple's life
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 05:49 AMLouisville's Amanda Fuller and Justin Mog know firsthand it takes courage to leave the comforts of home and travel abroad as a Peace Corps volunteer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House advances constitutional amendment to declare no right to abortion in Kentucky
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 06:07 PMIf approved by the Senate, the amendment would be put on the ballot in November 2022 for voters to either approve or reject in a statewide referendum.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - McConnell says he would 'absolutely' support Trump if ex-president is GOP nominee in 2024
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 08:08 PMAsked if he would support Donald Trump as the GOP's 2024 presidential nominee, Mitch McConnell said, "absolutely."
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- Kentucky Humane Society: Ethan the dog has hit his goal weight on the road to recovery
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 10:06 AMThe Kentucky Humane Society said Ethan, the dog found abandoned and nearly dead in January, officially weighed in at 80 pounds Saturday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lousville woman who went missing on Algonquin Parkway has been found safe, police say
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 11:39 AMBrandi Bledsoe, 22, left her residence Friday on Algonquin Parkway in Louisville, and her family is "concerned for her current mental health."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - House passes bills to allow three days of early voting, weaken open records law
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 06:01 PMHB 312 prohibits open records requests from those outside of Kentucky and gives the legislature final power over what legislative records are exempt.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Many clamored for in-person classes. But JCPS plan still draws logistical, equity concerns
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 07:33 PMReactions to the Jefferson County Public Schools board vote on resuming in-person classes starting in March were varied and emotional.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Louisville vaccination sites to open appointments to those 60 and older
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 01:00 PMThus far, the site has focused on health care workers, first responders, educators and people 70 and older.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kentucky opening regional COVID-19 vaccination sites to 1C in March. What that means for you
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 01:40 PMNot everyone in 1C will have immediate access. It's going to be tough to get an appointment at first, Beshear has said, but "that will loosen up."
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Many over 70 still waiting for COVID-19 vaccine as Kentucky readies to expand it to others
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 05:36 AMLouisville officials say it will be a few more weeks before they get the COVID-19 vaccine to the 60-and-older age group.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Black contractors say they've been mistreated, underpaid in Beecher Terrace redevelopment
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 09:55 AMSeveral Black contractors in Louisville say Messer Construction has not paid them for their work on the Beecher Terrace housing redevelopment.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Beshear: Hundreds of Ohioans scheduled appointments at Kentucky vaccination site
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 07:02 PMAbout 1,000 Ohioans scheduled appointments for vaccines at the Kroger regional vaccination site in Covington, Kentucky.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kentucky Supreme Court eases COVID-19 restrictions in state courthouses
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 09:34 PMThe court ordered jury trials may resume May 1 and grand juries may meet starting April 1.
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- Georgia teacher faces backlash after blaming Breonna Taylor for her own death
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 04:05 PMA teacher is facing calls for her firing on social media after a student shared a video of her saying Breonna Taylor was responsible for her death.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dino's Food Mart in west Louisville could face closure after losing public nuisance appeal
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 12:16 PMThe Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board upheld the order issued in 2020 for Dino's Food Mart, 2601 W. Broadway, to vacate its premises.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - He fled Guatemala for a better life in the US. Instead, he found despair and death in Mexico
Saturday - 02/27/2021 - 07:08 AMMarvin Tomás, nicknamed "El Zurdo" or "Lefty," was one of 19 migrants whose charred bodies were found inside two vans in Santa Anita, Mexico.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kentucky researchers proud to be part of 'historic' Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 07:06 PMThree doctors who led a trial in Kentucky of the one-shot, Johnson & Johnson vaccine are anxiously watching and waiting.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kentucky first state to adopt Holocaust remembrance group's anti-Semitism definition
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 06:17 PMRabbi Shlomo Litvin of Chabad of the Bluegrass said he helped craft the resolution, which was adopted by voice vote in both the House and Senate.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Louisville's Waterfront Park makes USA TODAY's 10Best riverwalks list: Where it placed
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 02:24 PMWaterfront Park attracts 2.2 million visitors a year. Of those visitors, 24% of them are from outside the immediate metro area, according to a study.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Deadly serious': NAACP leaders, Beshear encourage COVID-19 vaccine receptiveness
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 04:02 PMBlack Kentuckians have received the COVID-19 vaccines at a rate disproportionate with their percentage of the population.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From disappointment to relief, reactions are mixed after JCPS approves back-to-school plan
Friday - 02/26/2021 - 10:09 AMJefferson County Public Schools will resume in-person classes in March. Parents, teachers, students and others have mixed reactions to the plan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A split JCPS school board votes to reopen classrooms, nearly a year after closing
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 10:52 PMKentucky's largest district is the only school district that has not reopened or set a reopening date yet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NFAC leader 'Grandmaster Jay' indicted on federal charges linked to Breonna Taylor protest
Thursday - 02/25/2021 - 12:53 PMJohn "Grandmaster Jay" Johnson, leader of the armed Not F***king Around Coalition, allegedly pointed a rifle at officers while in Louisville.
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