Voter Turnout Expected To Be Light Tuesday

Voter Turnout Expected To Be Light Tuesday Kentucky’s chief election official is projecting about 12.5% of the state’s registered voters will turn out for tomorrow’s primary election. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday it appears turnout next Tuesday will be consistent with past primary elections, based partly on current absentee voting patterns.Grimes…

Warning About Certain Sleeping Pills

Warning About Certain Sleeping Pills The Food and Drug Administration is strengthening warnings about some commonly used sleep aids.Sleeping pills marketed under the names Lunesta, Sonata and Ambien will require new black-box warnings for potentially dangerous side effects.There are reports of rare, but serious, injuries and deaths resulting from sleepwalking, sleep-driving and other complex…

Hepatitis C Cases Growing In KY

Hepatitis C Cases Growing In KY As the number of hepatitis A cases across the state appears to be leveling off, a new problem has presented itself, hepatitis C.New hepatitis C cases from intravenous drug use are now roughly tripling those of new HIV cases from the same source. State and county health department…

Getting Ready To Vote

Getting Ready To Vote Kentucky’s chief election official is projecting about 12.5% of the state’s registered voters will turn out for next week’s primary election.Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said Thursday it appears turnout next Tuesday will be consistent with past primary elections, based partly on current absentee voting patterns.Grimes says it’s “not…

Popular Eastern KY Restaurant Closing

Popular Eastern KY Restaurant Closing Charlotte’s Hoagie Shop is a staple of the Cumberland community in Harlan County. It’s an Eastern Kentucky icon, and, some would argue, an icon across the Commonwealth.For 26 years, its owner, Charlotte Rhodes, who does just about everything from cooking to cleaning, served good, home-cooked meals to the people…