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 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…
Helping Out The Floyd County Animal Shelter Performers from all over Eastern Kentucky took the stage to help raise money for the Floyd County animal shelter. “The fact the folks out here in Floyd County put this whole program and invited us out here to sing, we are just really glad to be a…
Motorcyclist Dies in Head-On Crash Along KY-122 in Martin A motorcylist has died following a Friday afternoon crash in Martin. Police say the accident happened along Kentucky Route 122 near the mouth of Fisher Hollow. Officials with the Kentucky State Police say the biker lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic, where they were…
Ex-Miss America Among 19 on Tuesday Primary Ballot A former Miss America is among 19 candidates running in down-ballot races in Kentucky that include secretary of state, agriculture commissioner, treasurer and auditor. Heather French Henry, who was crowned Miss America in 2000, has said her experience running the state Department of Veterans Affairs, with…
London Police Issues Golden Alert for Missing Manchester Man Police in London have issued a Golden Alert for a missing 35-year old Manchester man. He was reported in danger by his mother, who last talked to him around 3am Friday. She told police that William Wolfe made a suicidal comment and said he planned…
KY Auto Businesses Feeling The Effects Of The Tariffs Businesses in Kentucky are already feeling the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.The automotive industry is crucial in the Bluegrass with Toyota’s Georgetown plant employing so many, but as the trade war continues the impact is trickling down to car dealerships as…
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 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 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…