Consumer Financial Protection Bureau When you apply to rent an apartment, finance a car, or borrow money, lenders look at your credit reports and credit scores to help determine your eligibility.Many credit card companies provide credit scores to their users for free. If yours doesn’t, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it’s providing information…
Juul Cigarettes Part of the craze and allure for young people using the Juul cigarettes is the way some vaping products are marketed. They are colorful, they have fruity flavors and that is one of the reasons the FDA has come down hard on Juul, ordering them to be pulled from store shelves last…
Mammoth Cave National Park A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 516,000 visitors to Mammoth Cave National Park in 2021 spent $47.9 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 643 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $69.2 million.To learn more about…
West KY Farmer Relief Due to the looss of the Mayfield grain elevator in the tornadoe surge loast December farmers in western Kentucky are getting some relief. Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that up to $3.25 million will help farmers continue to grow and process grains. Funds are from the Team West Kentucky Tornado…
Aluminum Company Halting Production A large aluminum plant in Kentucky is temporarily halting production and laying off more than 600 workers due to rising energy costs.Century Aluminum has announced plans to shut down its Hawesville smelter for 9 to 12 months starting in August. The plant, with about 628 workers, is the second-largest employer…
Pardoned KY Man Facing Charges A Kentucky man pardoned by former Gov. Matt Bevin, who said the man will do “great things with his life,” is facing assault and strangulation charges.The Kentucky Enquirer reports 20-year-old Johiem Bandy, of Covington, is charged with strangulation, assault and second-degree criminal mischief for incidents that happened in March…
Fireworks Safety With the Fourth of July nearly here officials are issuing a reminder on firework safety.”The sparkler’s that everyone likes to give the little kids, they burn somewhere between 18 hundred and two thousand degrees,” says Fire Marshal Tracey Key said. ”These things can hurt you in a moment’s notice, and turn your…
Perry County Trail System A trail system that was developed just in the last five years is now being used by mountain bikers from across the Commonwealth. Ben Braman is the designer and builder behind the Perry County Trail System. He says in partnership with the Perry County Trail System, the Bluegrass Mountain Cup…
SCOTUS Roe V Wade It’s the biggest pro-life victory in decades. The Supreme Court today has overturned Roe v. Wade, effectively ending recognition of a constitutional right to abortion and giving individual states the power to allow, limit, or ban the practice altogether.The ruling came in the court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s…
Gas Price Gouging Drivers in the Commonwealth can now report price gouging to the Office of the Attorney General and under state law price gougers can be held accountable.“Kentucky families deserve relief from increasing gas prices,” Gov. Beshear said during a recent news conference. The governor recently sent a letter to Attorney General Daniel…