.
Hope Center Needs Donations The Hope Center is in need of donations to help Lexington’s homeless population stay safe in this hot weather.The high temperatures increase the risk of heat illness for the homeless. The Hope Mobile tries to reach those folks. They travel to local churches, passing out water, food, and other supplies.…
Celebrating the Life Of A UK Football Player The celebration of life for a beloved former UK football player happened on Wednesday.Jared Lorenzen died July 3 following a six-day stay in the hospital. Lorenzen was the quarterback of the UK football team and was signed by the New York Giants in 2004. He had…
Dealing With Bed Bugs Tenants at Myers Towers in Pikeville have been dealing with bed bugs for years. This is an issue that has cost them a lot of headaches and a lot of furniture.”We’re dealing with a whole epidemic here. Every week it’s furniture piled up,” said tenant Neil Thompson.Jim Hobbs, Executive Director…
Bad Health Outcomes In Eastern KY A recent report lists Eastern Kentucky counties as some of the worst in the state for health outcomes. “The number is not surprising this has been status quo for the last decade,” says John Jones, the medical director of Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky.Perry and Owsley Counties…
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud In KY Federal authorities say an Ohio man has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to committing bank and wire fraud in several states.FBI officials said in a news release Tuesday that 47-year-old Anthony McQuaid’s schemes caused businesses and individuals in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Wisconsin to lose more…
Baby Elephant Expected Soon The Louisville Zoo is expecting the birth of a 200-pound (90 kilogram) baby.The Courier Journal reports , staff is on 24-hour watch since a 33-year-old African elephant there entered her birthing window.Elephants have a long gestation period, and Mikki has been pregnant since October 2017. The zoo announced the pregnancy…
Inspirational Quotes Baptist Health in Richmond has launched a new initiative to inspire the community.It started about a year ago when Greg Gerard became President of Baptist Health Richmond. He is a self-professed quote guy and started sending out motivational quotes to staff on Mondays to offer a little extra inspiration.”It’s just trying to…
Missing Juveniles Found Safe Crews found two missing juveniles in Elliott County Tuesday.Paintsville/Johnson County Emergency Management said crews were in Chandlersville looking for a 17-year-old boy and three-year-old girl.They said the 17-year-old boy has special needs. The children are first cousins.The pair were last seen on a yellow ATV near the Lawrence County line.Three…
Paintsville Car Thieves Several cars have been broken into in Paintsville.Police say most have been on 4th and 5th Street, but it is not contained to just that area.”We’ve had several. We’ve actually had some that’s not in that area that had the same MO on other streets also,” said Paintsville Police Department Captain…
Blackjewel Bankruptcy As many as 200 Harlan County coal miners and another 1,500 in Kentucky and other mines in the U.S. are out thousands of dollars in pay after their employer abruptly went bankrupt.Blackjewel LLC, the sixth-largest coal producer in the U.S., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, with the Associated Press…